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HISTORICAL NOTICE 



OP THE 



ESSEX INSTITUTE; 



WITH THE 



ACT OF INCORPORATION. 
CONSTITXJTIOIsr AND BY-LA^V^S, 



Lists of the Officers and Members. 



SALEM: 

PKINTED BY THE INSTITUTE. 

1866t 



NOTICE. 

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are issued in Quarterly Numbers. 

tSiihscriptfon Pric, -$3 per year. 

THE NATURALISTS' DIEEOTOEY 

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Subscrihrrs to the Proceedings receive the Directorii free. 

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are published in Quarterly Numbers. 

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Subscriptions received by the Agexts of the Institute, or by 
Hexijy Wheatland, Secretary, and P. W. Putnam, Superintendent 
Essex Institute. Sai.em, Mass. 



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Publications of other Societies, and for Journals, Magazines, Histori- 
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ESSEX INSTITUTE 



ACT OF INCORr»OR.ATIOISr, 
CONSTITUTIOISr AND BY-LAWS, 



AND A 



List of the Officers and Members. 



SALEM: 

PRINTED BY THE INSTITUTE, 

Decembee, 1805. 



HISTORICAL NOTICE 

OF THE 

ESSEX INSTITUTE. 



On visiting any institution, the flrst questions suggested, are, its 
objects and its utility; tliese have been frequently discussed, partic- 
ularly in notices of institutions of a similar organization to our own, 
and their importance is universally admitted The second relate to 
the history of the institution, and are modified by circumstances pe- 
culiar to each. The inquiry is frequently made, Whence sprang 
these libraries and these collections? How are they sustained? To 
whom are due the inception and development of plans that have 
produced these results? The consideration of these and kindred 
subjects is the object of the present notice. 

THE E33EX INSTITUTE 
was formed in 1848, by the union of the Essex Historical and the 
Essex County Natural History Societies. 

ESSEX HISTORICAL SOCIETY. 

The Rev. William Bentley, D. D., the distinguished antiquarian 
and scholar, of Salem, died December, 1819. During his pastorate 
in this place for nearly forty years, he made a large and valuable col- 
lection of books, pamphlets, manuscripts, &c., illustrative of the 
history of this section of New England. A desire to obtain and se- 
cure for Salem this collection, amassed with so much care, prompt- 
ed the idea of the formation of the Historical Society. 

Application \vas made to the executor of the estate, who stated 
that if a suitable society should be formed for their reception and 
safe keeping, he would place them in its charge. With this encour- 
agement, and mainly through the exertions of George A. Ward, 
several gentlemen held a meeting on the 21st of April, 1821, Hon. 
Joseph Story presiding, and formed themselves into an association 
under the name of the Essex Historiccd Societ>j, whose object should 
be to cooperate with other kindred societies in collecting and pre- 
serving all authentic memorials relating to the civil history of Essex 
county, and the eminent men who have resided within its limits, 
from its first settlement; also, all facts relating to its natural his- 
tory and topography ; and thus to provide the most ample materials 



for an authentic history of this part of our Coinmonwealth. It 
was supposed that much vahiable information, of a purely local na- 
ture, would thus be collected, Avhich from the peculiar relations of 
this county to the country at large, especially in its earlj'^ history, 
would possess a great and general interest. At this meeting a com- 
mittee was appointed to prepare a constitution and report at an ad- 
journed meeting which took place on the 28th inst. ; tlie report was 
then accepted and officers elected in conformity thereto. The 
standing committee was also directed to prepare and present a pe- 
tition, to the Legislatui-e, for an act of incorporation. 

Petitiox for Incorporatiox. 

To the Ilinioitrable the Senate and the HouoiirnhJe the House of 
Jippresentatives in General Court asscrnliled. 

TiiK petition of the undersigned, inhabitants of the county of Es- 
sex, humbly sliews, that your petitioners, cherishing a grateful rec- 
ollection of their ancestors, whose love of civil and religious liberty 
led them to relinquish the peaceful enjoyments of polished life, and 
to establish in a rude and unexplored com. try sucli institutions as 
should best secure those inestimable blessings ; and being solicitous 
to transmit to posterity all memorials whicli shall tend to perpetuate 
the remembrance of those distinguished men, more especially of 
such as were conspicuous in the county where your petitioners re- 
side, which is the most ancient settlement in the territory originallj' 
known by tlie name of Massachusetts; have formed themselves into 
an association, under the name of the Essex IIisiokical 8ocii<yrY, 
the object of which is, to coopei-ate with other institutions of tlie 
like nature, in collecting and preserving all authentic memorials relat- 
ing to the civil history of the county of Essex, and the eminent 
men who have been inhabitants of it, from its first settlement, as 
well as all facts relating to its natural history and topography; and 
thus to provide the most ample materials for an authentic history of 
this part of our common ivealth. 

Your petitioners therefore pray, that the}^ ma.y, for the more or- 
derly conducting of their aftairs. be made a corporation, with all 
necessary powers for carrying into effect the design of their associ- 
ation ; and as in duty bound will ever pray, 

El)WAUl> AlHiUSTUS HOLYOKE, .toSEPII StORY. 

J(jiiN Prince, Bexjamix Pickman, 

Jacob Ashtox, Nathaxiei, Powditcii, 

Nathaxiel Silsbee, John Pickerixg, 

IciiABOD Tucker, Joiix S. Appletox, 

EeVEI!ETT SaLTONSTALL, (iEORGE ClEN'ELAXD, 

Bexjamix Merrill, Frederick Howes, 

Thomas Carlile, Joiix Brazer, 

Daxiel a. White, Joiix Gle.v Kixg, 

GiDEOx Barstow, AVilliam Gibbs, 

Charles C. Clarke, Joseph A. Peabody, 

Thomas P. Baxcroft, Bexjamix K. Nichols, 

Stephex White and George A. Ward. 

Salem, June 2, 1821. 



AX A CI" 

TO rSt <)i:l"i>KAlK THIC 

ESSEX lUSi'OKlCAL SOCIETY. 

Skct. 1. Be it enartrd l)>i the Scnntf and Hnvst' of Ji'rprrsriitatircs, 
in (iencral Court c/K.^einhlctl, and l>ii the antlioriti/ of llw same, U'hat 
EnwARi> Augustus Holyokh, of Salem, in the county of Essex, doc- 
tor of medicine, find sueli oilier persons as have associated or may 
hereafter associate themselves with him for the puri)ose of collect- 
ing and preserving- materials for the civil and natural history of the 
said c(mnty of Essex, be, and they hereby are, made a body corpo- 
rate and politic by the name of the Essex IIistoiucal Socikty ; 
and by that name they and their successors may sue and be sued, 
and shall be capable in law to take and hold in fee simple, or othei'- 
wise, lands, tenements, rents and hereditaments, not exceeding in 
the whole the yearly value of two thousand dollars, exclusive of 
the building or buildings which may be actually occupied for the 
purposes of the said corporation ; anci they shall also he capable in law 
to take, receive and hold personal estate, to an amount, the yearly 
value of which shall not exceed the sum of two thousand dollars, 
exclusive of the books, papers, memorials and other articles com- 
posing the library and cabinet of the said corporation ; and they shall 
also have power to sell, demise, exchange, or otherwise dispose of. 
all or any part of their lands, tenements, rents, hereditaments and 
other property aforesaid, for the benetit of the said corporation; anil 
shall also have a common seal, which they may break, alter and re- 
new at their pleasure ; and shall also have power to make by-laws, 
witli suitable penalties, not repugnant to the laws of this common- 
wealth. 

Sect. 2. Be it fnrthn- enacted, That the said corporation shall 
have power, from time to time, as they may think tit, to elect a 
president and such other othcers as they shall judge necessary; and 
at their tirst meeting they may agree upon the manner of calling 
future meetings, and proceed to execute all or any of the powers 
vested in them by this act. 

Sect. 3. Be it further enacted, That the library and cabinet of 
tlie said corporation shall be kept in the town of Salem aforesaid. 

Sect. 4. Be it farther enacted, That the said Edward Augustus 
Ilolyoke be and hereby is authorized to notify the said tlrst meeting 
of the said corporation by an a<lvertisement thereof under his hand 
for seven days before such meeting, in any newspaper printed in 
Salem aforesaid. 

Approved by the (iovernor, June 11, 1821. 

Tlie first corporate meeting was held on Wednesday, the 27th 
June, 1821, and the society was organized, pursuant to their Act of 
Incorporation, by the adoption of a Constitution and the choice of 
officers to serve until the first annual meeting on the 6th of Septem- 
ber, in commemoration of the day of the landing of Governor Endi- 
cott, at Salem, in 1628. The venerable and learned Dr. E. Augustus 
ilolyoke, who always took the most lively interest in whatever 
concerned American literature and science, was elected the first 
President, and presided at this meeting. 



COXSTITUTIOX. 

Aht. I. The Society shall be cUlcd The Essex Historical Society^ 
and sliall consist of resident and honorai'}- members, the former of 
whom shall be persons residing within the county of Essex. 

Aur. II. The object of the society shall be, to procure and pre- 
serve whatever relates to the topography, antiquities, aud natural, 
civil and ecclesiastical history of the county of Essex. 

AuT. III. The officers of the society shall be a president, a vice 
president, a recording secretary, a corresponding secretary, a 
treasurer, a lil)rarian and cabinet-ivceper, and nine trustees, of which 
the president and vice president sliall'.'*; ojjlrio ha two; and all the 
officers shall be chosen by ballot, at the annual meeting of the socie- 
ty, on the sixth day of September. 

A«T. IV. It shall be the duty of the trustees to receive dona- 
tions, and to manage and suDcrintend all the concerns of the socie- 
ty ; they shall liold meetings as often as occasion shall require, and 
at the annual meeting on ilie sixth day of September they shall 
make a report in writing of tlie ti'ansactions of the preceding year. 

AuT. V. Four meetings of the society shall be held at Salem in 
cvei'y year; the lirst meeting, at which the officers shall be cho-^en, 
shall be on the sixth day of Septemi)cr, being the day of the land- 
ing of Gov Endicott at Salem, A. I). 1()28; 2rr(iridcd Jwii-fivr, that 
when that day shall happen on Sunday, the meeting shall be lioldeu 
on the Tuesday following; the other meetings on the first Tues- 
days of December, March nndJune; and special meetings may be 
called at ihe same plac(; by the president, or in his absence the vice 
president, on the application of the trustees, by publishing a no- 
tificati(m in some newspaper printed in Salem. The President, and 
in his absence the vice president, shall preside at all meetings. 

Art. VI. Each I'esident member shall, upon his admission, pay 
the sum of ten dollars. 

Aur. VII. The members of the society shall be chosen by liallot, 
at a Stat -'d meeting of the society; but no person shall be admitted 
as a member, unless he has been nominated ;it some stated meeting 
I>receding that at which the vole sliall be taken for his admission. 

AuT. VIII. Five members shall be a quorum for holding any 
meeting. 

The following circular was distributed among tlie friends of the 
society. 

The object of the Essex Historical Society is, as stated in the 2d 
article of the constitution." to procure and preserve whatever re- 
lates to the topography, antiquities, and natural, civil and ecclesias- 
tical history, of the county of Essex." Membei's of the society, and 
other persons who feel a desire to promote these interesting and 
important purposes, will gratify the society- by aiding in obtaining 
collections, for its use, of the following: 

1. Topographical sketches of the towns and parishes where they 
reside, or with which they are particularly acciuainted ; including an 
account of tiie soil, agriculture, manuractures, commerce, remarka- 
ble buUdmgj, natural curiosities and sUitistics uf such places. 



and pS^L;?as f;;^^S;;S\'-;? ecclesiastical, of such towns 
and bioi,nvapl ic;a ifotices of filT 1^ '''l^' ""V"^^ references to dates, 

subjects, pSc«S''ns^^^^ and papers illustra(in«-any of these 
home or'al;^S"^ ch'S^^,irpH™"\lS clisUnguished n:en at 
of our ancestors, or are c^oi ncctod •? if I'f "^^^^' ";-""-''''^ or purM.iis 
county, or of -tnlUommor^aJth ' "'' ^'"'^^^^ ^'^^^^^'^^ "^ "-^^ 

«icid ^SSS.;;^.^^:i'^if '^S^.lS^-f-vho wer^ ?-•" - '-ve -- 
raonwealth, particularly the nor ,,it«^f- "'"^ I'lstorj- of the com- 

tinguishedpLonsiniJnglaJroV';t*:'nr"" "^^' °^ ^^^- 

as have been wi-^tten by "Sons n- -''"^^ '^ especially such 

monwealth. ^ Peisons born or residing witLiu the com- 

books,'';:™;L"l?VortA^K'*-^^^"^ receive donations of anv other 
With wlJ^ch any SnlS^f ^a^^S^,-^^ P^j^ted docun.ents, 
cases, unless otherwise reouPsfirithV.1 f " ^^*'™' '^"f' i" all 
the records of the donadorof'u^e so Sf' ^ 
Salem, June 27, ltf21. focietj. 

Oulhecth or Septembe,-, I82», the day of' ti.e annual „,eell„. 

J, Hi tiie nrst Lluuch, Avhich was well received Tl,i= .Ko 
course was never printed. ^eeeneci. Ihis cUs- 

On Thursday, the 18th of September, 1828, the societv rolph-nf ^ 
commonly fine; a Ta.st concourse of strange," nlanv of Ic T, ,"■"' 

rtr;;:r;;^---r— ^^ 

bv Hon T^ ^'Piesiiied. ibe military escort, the eloquent address 

is:;,'.::re.^rLmVtts;n^^^^^^^^^ 



ESSEX COUNTY NATUEAL HISTOBY SOCIETY. 

TliL" loniiatujii <>r a Society of Natural Ilijstory, "vvas proposed in 
the Salem (Ja/ftte for TuosUay, Feb 1, 1S31, in a coniimuikation un- 
der the siunature of Elah.* In the Salem Observer for the Satur- 
day followini;-, two other tomnmnicatious on the same subject ap- 
peared, calling the public attention to the importance of institu- 
tions designed for the encouragement of a taste for the study of the 
uatural sciences. Occasionally articles of a similar imjjort -were 
published in tlie newspapers, but no dctlnite action was taken until 
December, 1833, when on the evening of Saturday, the 1-lthinst., a 
meeting of tliose friendly to this project was held, which resulted in 
the organization of the Essex County Natural History Society, 
Dr. A. Nichols, of Danvers, President, and J. M. Ives, of Salem, 
Secretary. 

The following circular was i)rintcd and circulated calling atten- 
tion to the organization of a Society of Natural History. 

Salem, Jan'y 1, 1834. 
To promote more generally the study of Natural History in the 
County of Esstx. a Society has been lately formed, the Constitution 
of which is before you. It is proposed to procure, as soon as pos- 
sible, a Lil)rary consisting of standard works, and a Cabinet of Spec- 
imens in Natural History, and especially as complete a collection as 
possible of the Natural' productions of Essex County. In this de- 
sign your aid is respectfully solicited. You are requested to invite 
siich'of your friends and acquaintance as may feci an interest in the 
])romotioii of this object, or a taste for such studies, to subscribe 
the (Constitution and "become members. Ladies you will perceive 
are not excluded, and it is anticipated that they will contribute 
iriucli to tiie success of the Society. Several in Salem have already 
become subscribers. Donations in money, books, drawings, or 
specimens of the productions of the three "kingdoms in Nature, es- 
pecially sucii as ill'istrate the Natural History of the County, will be 
gratefully received and carefully aiipropriated and preserved. It is 
intended'to make it a (. ounty Society, and although the Library and 
the Collections imist have alocal habitation, of more convenient ac- 
cess to sr)uie than to others, no pains will be spared to extend the 
beiictits as e(|ualiy as possible among all that contribute to its means 
of usefulness. Comnmnications on the location, habits and uses of 
minerals, plants, iind the various tribes of Aninsatcd Nature, are al- 
so solicited. Communications, subset iptions, donations, .!cc. may be 
transmitted to J. M. Ives, Secretary and Treasurer, Holyoke Place, 
Essex Street, Salem. 

Per order of the Curators. 

John M. Ives, Sec"ry. 

*Writtoii by Benjamin Hale Ives, an enthusiastic and zealous n.aturalist; his at- 
tention was inuinly directed to the study of Insects, tliough he hy no means 
nejileoted llie colliiteml l)innclies. He was the youngest son of William and 
Mary (Brudsiiaw) Ives — boru at .Salem, Nov. S, lS0(i-^Ued Jau'y. 20, \S'A7. 



COXSTITUTIUX. 



ARTICI.E I. 

The Society shall be called The Natural History Society of 
THE County of Essex, 

Article II. 
The officers of this Society shall be a President : a first aud sec- 
ond Vice-Presideiit; a Secretary, who shall also be Treasurer ; aud 
a Librarian, who shall also be Cabinet Keeper. 
Article .III. 
The President, Secretary, and Cabinet Keeper, w'ith four others 
chosen by the Society for that purpose, sliall be the Curators, who 
shall have the nianageinent of all the concerns of the Society, subject 
to the directions of the Society. 

Article IV. 
The officers sliall be chosen at the annual meeting by ballot. 

AinTCLic V. 
The annual assessment for each member shall be two doll;»rs. 

Article VI. 
This Constitution may be altered, by a vote of two thirds of the 
members present, at any regular meeting of the Society, notice be- 
ing given of the intended alteration. 

Article VII. 
The mode of calling the meeting, and giving notice of the same, 
shall be determined by a majority of the Curators. 
Article VIII. 
Any person may become a member of the Society by signing the 
Constitution, and paying the annual assessment. 
Article IX. 
Members may be expelled from this Societj-, by a A-ote of three- 
fourths of the members present, at the annual meeting. 
Article X. 
The Annual Meeting shall be on the third Wednesday in June. 

Article XI. 
Any person may become a life member of this Society, by the 
payment of twenty dollars, and shall not be subject to the annual 
assessment. 

Article XII. 
Corresponding members, residing out of the County, shall be cho- 
S(m by ballot, after having been nominated at a meeting, previous 
to that on which the ballot is taken. 



In furtherance of these objects of the Society, a meeting was held 
in Topsfleld on Wednesday, IGth of April, 1834, to complete the or- 
ganization by the appointment of committees, &c. Specimens in 
the various branches, with apparatus for their collection, were ex- 
hibited and illustrated by William Oakes of Ipswich, Dr. Andrew 
Xicliols of Danvers, aud others. 

An Act of Incorporation was obtained in February, 1836. 

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AN ACT 

TO iNCouronATi; thk 

ESSEX COUNTY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 

Be it eiiacird b>/ thf Soiat.e and Honse of lieprPsent'Uh-ps, in Gent'Tal 
Court assemhlcd, (tiid hij the aidhdritii 'of the same, That Axdi;i:w 
NrciiOLfi, Wii.LiAAi Oakes, and Wii.i.iam Pkkscott, and tlieir associ- 
ates, are hereby made a corporation, by the name of the Essex 
Couxrv Natltijal History Society, for "'he purpose of promotiue:, 
the Science of Natural History; with all tlie powers and privileges, 
and subject to all the Habiliiies contained in the forty-fourtli chap- 
ter of the Revised Statutes of this Commonwealth, ''passed on the 
fourth day of Noveniljer, in the year one thousand eight hund-cd 
and thirty-five," and for the purpose aforesaid may hold real estate 
to the amount of ten thousand dollars, and personal estate, exclu- 
sive of the l)ooks, papers and articles in the cabinet of said society, 
to the amount of twenty thousand dollars. 

Approfed by the Gorenioi% Feb. 12. 183(;. 

The Cabinets and Library were first deposited in Essex Place ; 
Monday. Dec. 21, 1835, removed to Franklin JJuildiiig; Dec. (J. 1837, 
to Masonic Hall, in Chase's Building, Washington Street; and to 
Pickman Place, Oct. 3L 1842, Vihere they remained until the union. 

Soon after its organization the attention of the Society was direct- 
ed to horticulture. Its rooms were opened occasionally during 
every season, with greater or less frequency as circumstances would 
jiermit. for exhibitions of Fruits and Flowers— these have not been 
confined to the products of the garden or the greenhouse, those flo- 
ral treasures which horticulture has introduced from foreign climes ; 
but many of the rare and curious phmts, congeners to our own for- 
ests, mountains, lakes and rivers, ha\'e atlbrded an interesting attrac- 
tion to tliese floral displays. 

The first exhibition took place on Friday, July 11, 1834. TJie first 
general exhii)ition. which continued for sever.al days, occuried on 
Tuesaay and Wednesday, September 14th and 15th, 1841; at that 
time the number of contributors was seventy-six; about three hun- 
dred plates of fruit were ])laced on the tables, comprising one hun- 
dred and fifty-three varieties, viz. : ninety-four of Pears, twenty-five 
of Apples, ten of Peaches, eight of Plums, eight of Grapes, four of 
Melons, two of Quinces, one of Nectarines and one of Filberts. 
Since that time, exhibitions have been held to which contributions 
have been received from one Iiundred and ninety-one individuals, 
and two thousand dishes or baskets of Fruit placed upon the tables, 
consisting of six hundred and sixty-nine varieties, viz. : of Pears 
three hundred and twenty-seven ; Apples one hundred and eighty- 
one ; of Peaches eiglity-two ; of Plums twenty-three ; of Grapes foity- 
oue ; of Quinces, Nectarines, Figs and Melons, three each ; of Oran- 



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ffcs, Lemons, and European Walnuts, one each. The above compar- 
ison indicates that these exhibitions have been instrumental in dif- 
fusing, through the community, a more general and extensive taste 
for horticultural pursuits. 

At the annual meeting in June. 1830, Mr. John Le^vis Russell deliv- 
ered a public address in Franklin Hall. This was printed, consti- 
tuting the first article in the Journal of the Society. 

The "JouiJNAi. OF THi; Essex Couxty Natural Histouy Socie- 
ty," comprising one volume, of three numbers, issued in 1836, 1838 
and 1851, was published by the Society and contains the following 
articles : — 

JOHN' LKWIS KUSSKLL. 

AflcUess delivered before the Essex County Natural History Society on its 
Second Anniversary, June 15, 183() p. 5. 

Familiar Notice of some of the Shells found in the limits of Essex County, p. 4?. 

Two New Species of Musci, with figures p. '■'-• 

Notice of Rare Plants; with a description of a (supposed) variety of Cludonia 
nncinlls. .............. P- '•'*'• 

Kclrospect of some of the Shells found in Essex County. . . . p. 110. 

Obsirvations on the Polytrichacea; ; with a notice of some species occurrinjr in 
Es^ex County p. 117. 

Minute Polythahinuius Shells occurin,^ on the coast of Maine. . . p. ll!l. 

Further notice uf rare Plants p. l~'o. 

Conspectus of Shell... found in Essex County p. 1~0. 

Hfnuv Whf.atlani). 

Notice of the occurrence of rc.fper<t?io ;>r(fi/(o.sMs Say : Hoary Baf. . p. TO. 

Notice of several Fishes of rare occurrence p. VZ'-t. 

William Puescott. 

A Sketch of the Geology and .Mineralogy of the Southern part of Essex Coun- 
ty ■...." p. 7S. 

AxDniiw Nichols. 

Itemarks on Byla Pickerinyii observed in the North Parish of Danvers. p. 9:j. 
(Note on page V.i'.\.) 

On the occurrence of f>ca2)hiojms Solittiruis in Essex County, with some notice 

of its history and habits. p. 113. 

TuAi^Di'.iri "William H.vrris. 

Itemarks upon Scara bietcs Goliatus and other African Beetles allied to it. p. 101 . 

The Danvers Bowlder, or "Ship Rock." p. VM. 

During the Winter of 1837 & 8, a course of six lectures were de- 
livered, under the direction of the Society; the 1st, Dec. 11th, by 
Dr. A. Nichols, on the Poetry of Natural History; 2d, Dec. 18th, by 
Thomas Spencer, on the introduced plants of Salem and vicinity ; 
3d, January 1st, by H. K. 01i^ er, on Bees ; 4th, January 15th, by Dr. 
W. Presco'tt, on the Geology of the Southein portion of Essex 
County; 5th, March 12th. by H. Colnian. on the pleasures and ad- 
vantages ')f agricultural life : Gth, March 26th, by J. L. Russell, on Ge- 
ology. In July, 1838, Mr. J. L. Russell delivered a course of lec- 
tures on Botany, to a private class, in the Society's rooms. 

During the autumn of 1847, the Historical and Natural History 
Societies held several meetings to effect a union. A joint commit- 
tee was appointed to draft a plan to serve as a basis of organization. 
The plan offered by the committee was accepted by the Socieiies, at 
a meethig held on January 14tli, 1848. The Act of Incorporation 
from tlie Legislature was obtained in February of the same year, 
and on the first of Marcli following, by its acceptance, the Essex 
l.NsxnuTE. ^vt^s oriranized. 



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ESSEX IlfSTITUTE. 

AN ACT 

TO IXCORPOEATE THE 

THE ESSEX INSTITUTE. 

Be it enacted bg the Senate and House of Eepresent'/tives, in General 
Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as folkncs : 

Sect. 1. The members of the Essex Historical Society, and the 
members of the Essex County Natural History Society, together 
with such persons, as may hereafter associate Avith them, are here- 
by made a corporation by the name of the "Essex Institute;" with 
all the powers and privileges, and subject to all the liabilities, con- 
tained in the forty-fourth chapter of the Revised Statutes. 

Sect. 2. Said corporation may hold real estate to the ainount of 
thirty thousand dollars, and personal estate, exclusive of the books, 
papers, and anicles iu the cabinets of said corporation, to the 
amount of twenty thousand dollars. 

Si:cT. i3. The Essex Institute shall have for its object the ad- 
vancement of horticulture, in addition to the objects for which the 
Essex Historical Society and the Essex County Naiural History 
Society were incorporated. 

Sect. ■!. All property now owned by said Essex Historical 
Society, and said Essex County Natural History Society, and all 
property that may accrue to either of said societies, shall belong to 
the Essex Institute. 

Sect. 5. All donations and bequests which may have been made 
to the Essex Historical Society, or to the Essex County Natural 
Histoiy Society, shall accrue to, and become the property of, the 
Essex Institute, and shall be devoted to the objects for which such 
donation or bequest was made. 

Sect. G. The income from the funds of the Essex Historical 
Society shall be devoted to the objects of the historical department, 
ami the income from the funds of the Essex County Natural History 
Society shall be devoted to the objects of natural history, or horti- 
iXultwvii : provided, hoirever, if the said corporation shall at any time 
l)e in arrears in meeting its current expenses, from tiie sums receiv- 
ed from annual assessments, the income from the historical funds 
and the income from the natural history funds, shall be applied, pro 
rata, to meet the deficienc}-. 

Sect. 7. The treasurer shall keep separate accounts of the funds 
which belonged to the Essex Historical Society and to the Essex 
County Natural History Society, under the direction of a finance 
committee, to be appointed at tlie animal meeting. 

Sect. s. Tlie library aud cabinets of said corporation shall be 
kept in the city of Salem. 

Sect. i). The Essex Institute shall be liable for all the debts due 
from the Essex Historical Society and from the Essex County Natu- 
ral History Society. 

Sect. 10. The president of the Essex Historical Society, or the 
president of the Essex County Natural History Society, is hereby 
authorized to notify the first meeting of the Essex Institute, by aii 
advertisement thereof, under ids hand, for seven days before such 
meeting, in any newspaper printed iu the city of Salem. 



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Sect. 11. This act shall take efl'ect from and after its adoptiou 
by tlic Essex Historical Society and the Essex County >;atural His- 
tory Society, at meetings of the two societies held for that purpo.-e ; 
and all acts" inconsistent with this act shall, after the adoption here- 
of, be considered as repealed. 

Appruvecl by the Governor, Fth. 11, 1848. 

A committee to prepare a Constitution and By-Laws -was appointed, 
and their report was accepted at a meeting held on the 8th of March. 

Thus organized, the Institute consists of three departments :— the 
HiSTO]!iCAL, having for its object the collection and preservation of 
whatever relates to the geograpliy, antiquities, civil and ecclesiasti- 
cal history of Essex County, in Ma.>sacliusetts. The Natuiial His- 
TOKY, for the formation of a Cabinet of natural productions in gen- 
eral, and more particularly of those of the County, and for a Library 
of standard works on the natural sciences. The Hokticui.tural, 
for promoting a taste for the cultivation of choice fruits and llowers, 
and also for collecting works on horticulture and agriculture in con- 
nection with the general Library. 

Library. 

The Library contains about 22,000 volumes, comprising numerous 
files of newspapers, public documents, local histories, &c. ; also the 
transactions or collections of various historical, agricultural, scien- 
tific and other societies ; besides many valuable works illustrative of 
the nattiral sciences; about 50,000 pamphlets, (exclusive of dupli- 
cates,) political, historical, educational, &c., unbound, arranged ac- 
cording to subjects. 

These have principally been obtained by donations or exchanges. 
Among the donors may be mentioned our late lamented President, 
Hon. 1). A. White, wlio has at difl'ereut times, during his life and at 
his decease, given or bequeathed some 8,000 volumes comprising a 
good series of the Old English Classics, also of the Latin and Greek, 
and several volumes p:inted during the loth and IGth centuries,— 
the late Mrs. Eliza L. Eogers, who bequeathed a copy of Audubon's 
Birds of America; and the late Ichabod Tucker and Thomas Cole, 
besides many friends of the Institute whose names it would be in- 
vidious to mention. Over two th.ousand books and pamphlets were 
added to the library during the past year by donation and exchange. 

MrsEL-:\i. 
The several departments of the Institute are well represented, 
and in a number of the classes of the Animal Kingdom the collec- 
tions are inferior to but one or two others in the Country ; tliough 
the crowded state of tlie rooms devoted to the Museum will not al- 
low of their being so advantageously arranged as is desirable. The 



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specimens in several of the classes are, however, arranged and iden- 
tified, and catalogues of these Avill soon be published. In order to 
do as nnicli good as possible Avitli the duplicate specimens a large 
number have been sent, as donations, to other iustiuuions, during 
the past year and several other collections are now being made up 
for transmission. In consequence of this liberal use of its rich sup- 
ply of duplicates, the Institute has been the recipient of large and 
valuable collections from Scientific Institutions and men, both in this 
country and abroad, and the specimens are now arriving in such 
numbers as to tax its resources to their utmost in order that the 
proper care be taken of these treasures. 

The following estimate of the number of specimens (exclusive of 
a large number of duplicates) in the various departments of the 
Museum presents a general view of the character of the collection 
at the present time. 

HiSTOlUCAL Dl",P.\I{TMi:XT. 

The section of Ethnology contains about 1400 specimens, illustra- 
ting the habit'*, costumes, war and domestic implements of the va- 
rious races and nations. 

In the section of Manuscripts there are a very large number of 
Manuscripts relating to our early civil and ecclesiastical history. 

In the section of Fine Arts there are several hundred Portraits, 
Paintings and Engravings, nianj- of which are of great historical 
value. 

DlCPAIMMKNT OF NaTUUAL HlSTOKV. 

SjM'cimens. 
Geological xprcinicnt!, about .... 220 

iUi]ti-yais. about 2200 specimens, of which li)G ai'e from 
Es^ex County, ...... 2200 

Fossils. 



Jiadiates, 


20(5 


species, 


270 


specimens. 


3IuUi(!<ks, 


1 2( !0 




2300 


'• 


Articuhttrx. 


24 




oli 


'• 


Varte.hratta, 


•JO 


•• 


120 


'■ 


Plants. 


135 


" 


200 


7 



Fossils, . 2926 

KlXE.NT. 

Plants, about 5000 species, native and foreign, among 
which are nearly all the species found in Essex County, 
a number of specimens of wood, and a large number of 
seeds &c., in all about (JoUO. Plants, . GoOO 

Sponges. 42 species, 100 specimens, /Sponges, . 100 

Acalephs, i 

Polyps, > 4,")() species, 1500 specimens. 

Edilinnhriiis. ) ji:"'h'at':s, . ir.OO 



3I<iIIiis/lS. \n alcohol, oO(l species. lOOO spochnens. 

Hhc/ls, 4172-specius, 8000 speciiuons. 

JUollusks, 

Worms, 110 species, 200 specimcus. 

Crusiacpans, 150 '• dry, 330 species in alcohol, 
about 1800 specimens. 

Innerts, 21500 specimens pinned. 5000 specimens in al- 
cohol ; of these 2500 species of flic pinned have been 
catalogued. 
Nests.'lo species, Artimlales, 

Fishes, 1000 species, 2000 specimens in alcohol, and 
about 200 specimens dry and mounted. 

Beptiles, 400 species, 1000 specimens, principally alco- 
holic. (A flne collection of Turtles mounted.) 

Birds, 100 species, 150 specimens in alcohol; 411 
species, 500 speciinens mounted. 

Birds' nests, 50 species, 80 specimens. 



of 



9000 



280 U 



Birds' egijs, 240 " 525 










Mammals, 51 " 75 


■' 




in alcohol ; 


G5 " 70 


" 




mour 


ited ; 


;> " 10 


" 




as skins. 








Vcrteh 


rates. 


Skulls of 31ammals, 172 species, 2; 


:;o 


specimens. 


uhich 39 are human. 










tikulls of Birds, 


150 


species, 


200 s] 


" *' Reptiles, 


27 






27 


" " Fishes, 


10 






10 


Skeletons of Mammals, 


15 






20 


'■• Birds, . 


8 






<) 


" " Beptih'ti, 


i) 






(; 


" '' Batrachians, . 


10 






30 


" " Fishes, 


13 






13 


Parts of Skeleto)is of Mammals, 


8 






8 


" " Birds, 


10 






10 


Teeth of Mammals, . 


14 






30 


Jairs of Fishes, 


15 






20 


Horns and Antlers, . 


43 




'i 


43 



4610 



Oste.ological collection, . 666 

Meetings. 
The meetings of the Institute are as follows, viz. : 
Stated Quarterly meetings ; Regular meetings on the 1st and 3d 
Monday evenings of each month, and Field meetings during the 
sunnner mouths at such times and places as may be agreed upon. 

The first field meeting took place in Danvers on Tuesday, June 
12, 1849. At tl'.at time the interesting localities of the Vacciidum 
vitis-idea in Danvers, also that of the Andromeda polifolia near Ce- 
dar pond in Wenham, were visited. These meetings were continued 
for some two or three years, when they were discontinued in conse- 
quence of the removal by death of sex'eral of those members who 
were the most interested, among whom may be mentioned Thomas 



{/'OLE, a graduate of Harvard of tlio class of 1708; for iiianj- years a 
resident of Salem ; a distinguished teacher, a ripe and elegant 
scholar; and, in the later years of his life, a distinguished micro- 
scopist. His decease occurred on the 24th of June, 18o2. Andkew 
Nichols, a valued Physician ; one of the founders of the Essex 
County Natural History Society ; its president from the period of 
its organization until the annual meeting in June 1845, at which 
time he resigned the office. Born in the rural part of Danvers, 
where nature was unusually attractive to its admirers, he early im- 
bibed a taste for the study and investigation of its works. He was 
particularly conversant with the geological formations, and with 
the wild flowers and trees of his neighborhood, many of which ho 
was the flrst to recognize and publish to the world, through his friend 
Dr. Jacob Bigelow, in the "Florula Bostoniensis." He died on the 
thirty-first of March, 18r>3. 

In consequence of the accession of several young and enthusias- 
tic members, these meetings were again renewed in the summer of 
iSoG, and have been continued since that time with great success 
and an increasing interest. Usually six are held each season in dif- 
ferent places in the county, as circumstances may decide. Thus far 
meetings have been held in twenty-seven of the thirty-four towns be- 
longing to the county, and in thirty-five dlfl'erent localities. The 
forenoon is devoted to rambling in the woods and fields, or on the 
beach, in quest of Natui"e"s treasures or visiting some old historic 
or antiquarian relic. In the afternoon tha attendants assemble in 
some church, town-hall, or schoolhouse, and after a collation dis- 
cuss the subjects pi-esented to notice during the day. The public 
are invited to be present and to participate on these occasions ; and 
these meetings are now very popular and largely attended. 

The first evening meeting took place on TJiursday, Dec. 11, ISul. 
They have since been continued during the wintry months and have 
been fully attended bj' members and their friends. 

Lkctuuks. 

Two courses of Miscellaneous lectures on the Natural Sciences 
have been given by the Society. 

One, of six lectures, during the Spring of 1863, by Professors 
Agassiz, S. Tenney, J. P. Cooke, W. B. Rogers, and Messrs. C. M. 
Tracy, and F. W. Putnam. The other, a course of ten lectui-es, during 
the winter of 1863 and 1864, by Dr. C. T. Jackson, Professor B. 
Peirce, President Hill of Harvard University, and Messrs. C. "\V. 
Tuttle, Cleveland Abbe, N. E. Atwood, Alpheus Hyatt, C. M. Tracy, 
and A. E. Verrill. 



Rev. J. L. Russell, iu May, 1852, delivered a course of ten lectures 
on the Development of the Plant, to a private class in the rooms of 
the Institute ; also a similar course iu the months of January and 
February, 1859. During the winter of 1853 and 1854, several of the 
meetings were devoted by Mr. Russell to lectures on Insects. 

F. W. Putnam in the months of April and May, 1801, delivered a 
course of lectures on Zoology in the Hall of the Institute ; also a 
course of Ave lectures on Insects, on the five Thursday evenings of 
March, 1865, at the Lyceum Hall, under the auspices of the Institute. 

C. M. Tracy gave a course of eight lectures on Botany, at the In- 
stitute rooms, commencing on Saturday afternoon, April 29, 1865, 
and continued on successive Saturdays. 

Publications. 

Two Publications are issued under the direction of a Connnitlee 
of the Institute. From the year 1848 to that of 1860, two volumes 
of the Prockedings of the Essex Institute were published. 
These volumes contained the papers, on various subjects, Avhich had 
been communicated at the meetings of the Society, and the records 
of the meetings. In April 1859, another publication was commenc- 
ed by the Committee, under the title of The IIistoiucal Collec- 
tions OF THE Essex Institute, which contains abstracts from the 
old Town and Church Records, old Journals and Diaries, and those 
papers of an historical character which had been read at the meet- 
ings. Before the close of the year tliis publication was issued iu 
regular bi-monthly parts and has now reached its seventh volume. 
From 1860 to 1863, the third volume of the Proceedings was pub- 
lished. With the commencement of the year 1864, the Proceedings 
were somewhat changed in their character and issued quarterly. 
The eight numbers published during 1864 and 1865 form volume 
fourth, and contain the records of the meetings, with the quarterly 
lists of the donations to the Museum and Librarjs and communica- 
tions on Natural History and Horticulture which have been read be- 
fore the Society. The Communications are distinctly paged to al- 
low of their seperate binding if desired. Fifteen octavo plates and 
a number of wood cuts accompany the fourth volume. 

The Natukalists' Directory is published with the Proceedings, 
commencing with number five of volume fourth. It is paged by it- 
self and is intended to be bound as a distinct work. When complet- 
ed, it will contain as full a list as it is possible to obtain of all Natu- 
ralists iu the w^orld, giving their address in full and the department 
in which they are engaged. There will be three different orders of 
3 



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.nrrangcmcnt of the names, viz., Alphabetically, S^vstcmaiically 
and Gi'<jgraphically, In the Appendix, nolites of .^pocin.cns for!- ale, 
or exchange; wants; addi'csscs of Taxidermists, Dealers in speci- 
mens and naturalists' apparatus &c. ; also, the addresses of Natural 
History Artists, and such other matters as will make tlie work one of 
general reference by Naturalists, will be given. Part First of the 
Directory", consisting of thirt3--six pages, w-a.s issued with the fifth 
number of volume fourth of the Proceedings and contained the ad- 
dresses of the Naturalists in North America and the West Indies, 
under an alphabetical airangcmcnt. The Se< end part was com- 
menced in the sixth number and w ill be completed during the next 
year. This part will contain tlie addresses of the North American 
and Wcstludiau Naturalists, arranged under the various depavtmei.ts 
of study. 

The follow ing tabic of the contents of the several volumes pub- 
lished by the Institute will best exhibit their character. 

IIISTOUICAL COLLECTIONS. 

Vol. T, Publisiikd in 185!): Vol. IT, I8C0; Vol. Ill, 16C1 : Vol. 
IV, 1SG2; Vol. V, 18G3; Vol. VI, 18G4; Vol. VII, 18(;j. 

J. F. Allex, First Voyage to Japan (vol. 2.) 

C. C. 1JE.\MA.\, I'lie Hopkins laiuiiy iii lihode Island (vol. 2.) The Branch of 
Howaid fetnet Cliuich (vol. ^•^.) 

AXXI-: liHADSTKKKT, Will oi, with Xotes (vol. 4.) 

OtoRGii W. BuiGGs, Jltmoir ol D. A. W niie (vol. fl.) 

ijEN.JAMix F. iJKOWXE, JIatciiiils for a (ieiiealogy ol the Ingersol Family (Vol. 
1.) Menioiials of JNatliauiel Waid; Fxtiacts lio'm a .ioiiriuil kept bv !;aniucl 
Gardner in i:59 (vol. 2.) Extracts Ironi (iibson Clougli's Journal (vol'. 3.) Au 
account of balem Comiiion and ilie levelling of tiie .-anie in 1602, witli short 
Notices of the Subscribers (vol. 4.) Js'olice of Benjamin (Jcrrish and the old 
Oerriih House; Some iSotes on Kantoul's Keminiscences (vol. 5.) I'rtsident Mon- 
roe iu Salem ; Two "Old Bibles," with Notes ; 31emorial of liie AV'ashington Hang- 
ers; Confession and Liedaration of Faitii of Col. John Higginson (vol. (i.) 

GEOKGK F. CiiKVEii, Ueniarks on the Commerce of baieni from ii't'M to 1740 
(vol. I.) The Frosecution of Fliilip Knglisli and his wife for wiichcraft (vols. 2, 
is.) Tiie Frosecution of Ann Fudeater lor witchcraft l(i'.>2 (vol. -J.) 

H. J. Caoss, Estate of Ann Winsley; Hale Family; Neu bury Records; Slavery 
in Kssex County (vol. 7.) 

GEOiuiE CUUWEN, Extracts of Letters written by him to his wife while on the 
expedition against Louisburg (vol. 3.) 

OEOKUE K. CUitWEX, Notice of the Curwen House and its Occupants (vol. 2.) 
Kotice of Curwen, IJussell, Andrew (vol. 4.) Jlaterials for a Gei.ealogv of the 
AVard family in Salem, or Notices of llie descendants of 31iles Ward (vol." 0.) 

Feulev Ueuisy. The Genealogy of the Derby Family (vol. ;j.) Copy from Orig- 
inal Book of Grants, Salem, with Notes by B. F. Browne (vols. 4, 5, (i.) 

CllAKI.ES 51. ExnuoTT, Narrative of tlie Firacy of tlie Ship Friendship of 
Salem; minutes for a Genealogy of tlie Jacobs Fanlily (vol. 1.) History o1 the 
Salem and Danvers Aqueduct; New England Genealogy; Notice of the Old Flau- 
tei's House (vol. 2.) 

JosEfii B. Fei.t, Lecture on I'iracy, particularly of William Kidd; Historical, 
Statistical and Biograpliical Notices of Kocki)ort;" Historical Notices of Ipswich 
and Hamilton (vol. 4.) Historical Sketch of the Forts on Salem Neck; Who was 
the First Governor of Massachusetts ? (vol. o.) 

Joiix FiSKE, E.\tracts from Kecords kept bv him during his Miuistrv at Salem, 
&c. (vol. 1.) 

Saascel F. Fowi.En, Biographical Sketches of Rev. Joseph Green, Kev. Peter 
Clarke uud liev. B. \Vadswonh, Miuist<n-ii ia Salem viliage, now Danvers (vol. 1.) 



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r.ccords of the Overseers of (he Poor of Daiivers for the years 1707 and 170,?, ivith 
notes (vol. 2.) Cnifi'.-; .lounial of tlic Scige of Boston, with notes (vo!. -1.) Jour- 
u:il of Capt. Sam.iel Tagc, in ilic campaiyii of I7;ii, w:r,li notes (vols. 4, 5.) 

AlJN'Ei: C. Gu,)!)lilJ, ,Jn., A 15! jgi-aphk-il N'otico of the Offi-ers of I'lobnte for 
Si'""'"'"'' '-'"""'^y (v"l-i- ■--', 3, 4.) Nolice of Alonzo I.ewi.s; lliogiap'.iical Sket.:h of 
iliomas i\Iau!e of Salem, w.th a review of the history of the E alv Antinomians 
ot i\ew iMigl md (vol. :',.) A brief re view of the Histbrv of tlie I'uiitaus and the 
Sep.iratists from tlie Ciiiuvh of Knghmd ; in wliich the dillVrence between the 
>.on-L-onforniists of Massajhusetts I!;i,- and the Separatists of I'lymouth Colony is 
discussed (vol. 4.) Essex C'onntv Court Iteoords (vol. 7.) 

KoiiKltr H.\l,li, List of Ueatlis in IJeverlv, &c., Meniorandi (vol. u.) Memo- 
randa; Oijjectious to Sir. Chanipiiey's settlen;ent (\ol. (>.) 

iN. W. H.VZEN, A Memorial discourse of William fjymmes (vol. 4.) 

AViLLi.v.M LE.vvirr, An Account of the I'rivate armed ves-els belonging to 
baleni, Jfass. daring the war of hs.:.' (vol. 2.) H istory of the Essex Lodge of Free- 
nuijons (vols, a, 4.) Materials for the History of iShip Building in Salem (vol. (>.) 

GkoI!'.;k B. LouiNi;, .Some Ace )nnt of Houses and other I'.uildings in Salem, 
fro.n a Jl uuiscnpt of the lite Col. B. IMcknian (vol. 0.) I'avement of Essex 
Street, Salem; Slavery in Es-ex County (vol. 7.) 

D.vvii) .MicititiTr, Obitu u-v' Xo.ice of" (vol. 4.) 

AXDUEW XiciiOLS, Genealogy of the JS'i-hols Family: Genealogy of the Hol- 
j-oke Family (vol. :j.) 

iK.v J. I'.vicii, Abstrasts from Wills, Inventories &c. on file in the Office of the 
Clenc of the Courts, Salem (vols. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.) Extracts from the First Boole of 
Bu-ilis, Marriages and Deaths of the citv of Salem (vols. I, '.>, ;j, 4.) Record of 
Jiarnages, Birihs and Deaths in the town of Lvnn, vol. :.', (vols. 5, (>, 7.) 

EiiE.NiiZKi: r.\Ksoxs, Abstracts from the Cluirjh Record-; of Lvnaiield (vol. u.) 

M.'^W i^'i^i^-i-'^S, Materials for a Genealogy of the Lang Fam"ilv; Copy of the 
\vill of .John Terkins, the elder, (vol. (i.) ■ ' fj 

STiiPiiEN H. I'liiLLii's, Sket -:U of Kev. Nathaniel Ward of Ipswich (vol. 0.) 

GEOUGE D. f HHTiiX, The Old Hanters of Salem (vols. J, 4. J 

l'oi»ii.v:\i. The Fort Fopham Celebration (vol. 5.) 

Ul)i;;;i!t S. ltA.\l\)UL, Keminisjen !es of il>b^r.. 11 m'oul Sen. .nnd the Uin'.oul 
G nj il )g.- (lolj. o, ().), Sous njtjs on W'^-nuiu I'on 1 (vol. 0.) T.ie iS'arr.itive of 
3Iajor l.iompjon Miixvvell (vol. 7.) 

J.voij W. KiEi), Obitu.ir/ notice of AYilliam Hal -h (vol. 4.) 

D.VVII) llouEUTs, Paper ou a Spared Record of tlie Salem Custom House 
(vol. -J.) 

."Ma ri'HEW A. Sticknev, Notes on American Currency (vols. 1, 2, 3, 5.) Copies 
of ii.ipublisaed Letters and Dj:;umenti (vol. 2.) Accoun"t of the Massac.e at Fort 
WilU.m rf n-f in I7j. (vjI. ;j.) Cj.j,' of ihe First Bjj'.c of Bir.hs &3., of the 
i J .VI ot K 'W.e ', w.t.i n it s (vo.s. 4, .5.) C j.v "f tlie First B lo c of Biri ils :nid 
Dj it h of ,lie lo.v.i of !i ),vie/ (vjl. j.) A cjr/ of uie First lijj.i of M.avia-.s 
ot [he lo.va of iij.vley (vol. 0.) 

G.LiJii.tt' L. Sr.{Ej:r^u, Hiscodjal notise of Salem Scanery (vol. 2.) 

LiNJOLN' R. Si'oxE, An Acjjunt of the Trial of George Jacobs for Witchcraft 
(vol. 2.) 

C.i.utLES W. UPirAM, Memoir of George Atkinson Ward (vol. 7.) 

\VtLLiAM P. Ui'U.VM, Memoir of G.-u. Joan Glover of M.irolehead (vol. 5.) 
Cratt's Jou.-a u of the Seigs of L misbirg (vol. 0.) 

Jo.\i;s Veuv, a Geaealogical Itamble (vol. 1.) The Very Family (vols. 1, 2.) 

GEosGii A. >\^.vi{i), Extracts from interleaved Alm.majs of Jaaies Je.Try late of 
fealeai (vol. 2.) An Ace mat of .he Essex Historical Society (vol. C.) 

h. S. W.VTEKS, First Voyage to Japan (vol. 2.) Materials for a History of t! 



1.. o. >v .vu'.k:,, i-irst V oyage to Japan (vol. 2.) Materials for a History of the 
Ropes Family (vol. 7.) 




Hamilton (vol. 4.) 

Go;.)i:LiE U. WiLDES, Memoir of Capt. Wm. Nichols of Newburypori (vol. C ) 
1. L. Wi-.M.\.N, Marriages of Salem and Cli.irlestowa people (vol. 7.) 

R::port OI-- the Committee on the Auiiieaticitv of the Tralition of the First 
Chur.;h in Salem, built in 10J4 (vol. 2.) Final Report of this Committee (vol. 7.) 



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PROCEEDINGS 

Volume I, 1848—1856. 



Black-wart on plum, 
CalOvhortus Iiiteiis, 
Collectanea Botanica, 



15 
150 

2ro 



fOMMrxiCATioNS, verbal, by- 
Cole, Tlios. Tri|)le pliospliates, 10 
Fowler, S. 1'. Xat. Hist. Essex Co., 55 
Mauniiifr, K. t^aiiker of pear, 
Ni-liois, A. Draba veriia, 

.Siruitic I'oruiation, 
Perkins, Geo. A. African Ants, 
Phippen, Geo. D. Old MSS., . 
Russell, J. L. Achlya prolifera, 
Ilex opaca, 

Plants of Brattleboro* Vt., 
Plants of Mansfield Mt. Vt., 
Red Snow, 
Victoria Regia, bv J. F. Allen, notic- 
ed, . . ' . . Nl 
Uplmm, C. AV. Historical events, 155 
8aleni Records, . . L'-l 
Waters, J. G. On Revolutionary rel- 
ics, . . . . 17 
Wheatland, H. Goliath Beetle, 17 
Lodoicea :ecl elhiruni, . 20 
Kative Jlollusia, . . 18 
Physalia atlaniica, . . 19 



18 

I'J 
I'J 
20 
20 
145 
I'J 
15 
10 
24 



CoM.-iiUNiCATioxs, written, by 
Brooks, Henry M. Historical I'nat- 
ters, . . . 01,05,81 

Cole, Thos. Infusoria of Salem, 33 

Chute, A. P. Cancrinite,* new occur- 
rence of, ... 151 
Endicott, C. M. "Leslie's Retreat," 8'.> 
Statements relating to the event bv 
Wm. Gavett, . . . 12ii 
Sam'l (hay, . . . ]2'.» 
Sam'l Uolnian, . . 130 
Col. D. Mason, . . 131 
Col. Pickering, . . 122 
Mrs. Story, . . . 134 
Fowler, S. P. Naumkeag Indians, 5() 
Kiuc, H. F. Peacli-gum, . 17 
Perkins, Geo. A. Kat. History of West 
Africa, ... 00 
Phippen, Geo. D. Study of Natural His- 
tory, .... 72 
Putnam, F. W. Birds of Essex Co., 201 
Fishes of Essex Co., 144, 148, 201 
Roberts, David, Historical reminiscen- 
ces of M. Cradock, . . 242 
Russell, J. L. Entomology, 54, 59, 08 
New hybrid grape, . . 105 
Madura aurantiaca, . . 150 
Stone, L. U. Indian Skull from Cayu- 
ga, .... "149 
Streeter, G. L. Cancrinite,* . l.'J3 
Salem Newspapers, . . 157 
Tufts, Samuel, List of Native Shells, 25 
Upliam, Charles W. Colonial records of 
Massaciiusetts, . . 232 

*Afterwards determined to be Soda- 
lite. 



Wheatland, Henry, Anatomy of Rab- 
bit, .... 240 
Balls formed on a foresail, &c., 200 
Papers r( lating to Salem, In 1773, 151 
Skidl of Walrus, . . "02 

Wlieeler, Chas. H. Physical Geogra- 
phy, . . .' . 58 

White, D. A. Covenant of 1st Church, 
Salem, . . . .00, 25ii 

Winsor F. Pteromy.s volucclla, 147 

Worcester, S. Mi Covenant of 1st 
Church, Salem, . . u-4 



r, 04, 77, 81, 



Donations. 
To the Library, 22, 25, 52, 

140, 150. 
To tiie Cabinets, 21, 22, 50, 75, 137, 155. 

Dothidea pomigena, 



193 



EssKx County Na r. His. Society. 
Act of Incojporation, . 4 



Essex Histouk al Society. 
Act ol Incoi'i oration. 



EssLx Institute 
Pr( liniinary rt marks, 
Act of Incorporation, 
Constitution of, 
By-Laws, 



List of Olficers, 11, 23, 53, 80, 141 

Sketch of the History of, . 144 



HORTICULTUKE. 
Report on, . . 22,52,7! 

Contributions to department of. 



Hildenbrandtia sanguinea, 
Hydiothyria venosa, . 

Ilex paraguayensis, 
Indian .sl^ull.s at North Andover, 
I>oiiicei a sempcrvin ns, 
Myriangium Curtisii, noticed. 



Or.iTUAKY Notices of 
Adams, C. B. . 
Cole, Tlioinas, 
Gibbs, ^Villiam, 
Mack, Elislia, 
Nichols, Andrew 
Pierson, A. L. 
Sprague, Jos. G. 
Tennev, John, 
A>'ard," Israel, 
Weston, G. L. 
White, Charles 



Peach-gum, 



1, 140 
208 

193 

188 

137 

14 



50 
3,49 
75 
49 
49 
50 
49 
50 
74 
130 
11 

15 



Portland Nat. Hist. Society. 
Letter from, . . . Cii 

Resolutions concerning, . 59 



Phragmotrichum Chailletii, 



104 



Plant? noticed at Danvna, 

Essex Woods, 

Lynufield,. 

Manchester, . 

North Adover, 

AVcnham, 
Phmts new to Essex Co. flora, 

Of rare occurrence, 



12 
i:{ 
12 
13 

12 

188 

194, 270 



Salem Athen.eum. 
Commuuications from, 80, 141, 112 



Salem, First Church, Covenant of. 
Catalogue of the tirst Commuuic; 
of, . . . • 

Kotes on Covenant of, 

Spliwromphale atra, n. sp., 

Sph»ronema subtile, . 

\errucaria maura, 

Verrucaria perpusilla, n. sp., 

Victoria regia, description of. 



202 
mts 
2(M 
2Cd 
191 
195 
191 
193 
78 



Volume II, ISaC— 18C0. 



COJIMUNU'ATIONS. 

Atwood, N. E. On tlie Habits of Fish- 
es, ... • 137, 175 
Beaman, C. C. On James Otis, 344 
On the Hopkin's Family of Khode Is- 
land, .... 424 
Buttrick, S. B. Floral Calendars, Spring 
of 1855 and 1851i, . . 172 
List of riants noticed in Salem aiul 
vicinity, 1857, . . -33 
Chute, A. V. On the Natural History of 
Lynntield, ... 4(5 
Dornbach, L. M. Solanine in the Pota- 
to, . . . . ~'85 
Endicott, C. M. Genealogy, . 82 
Account of the Capture of the Ship 
I'riendship, . . . 243 
I'armer, JI. G. On the Gyroscope, 91 
On tlie product of a Field of Corn iu 
Boscaweu, N. H., . . 33(> 
F'owler, S. 1'. On the Life of Kev. Sam- 
uel Farris, ... 49 
On the dilterent species of Oaks, 204 
On tlie Abies canadensis, . 208 
Jlemoir of the ^linisters of Salem 
Village, (Danvers,) . . 248 
On a supposed new species of Toad, 281 
On the Ornithology of the United 
States, . . . 327 
On the cultivation of Native 
Phmts, . . . 39!) 
Gngory, J. J. H. On Indian relics, 149 
On tile Geology of Marblehead, 30lj 
Ives, J. M. On the cultivation of the 
Apple and Pear, . . 323 
On the Apple, . . 341 
Blight on Pear Trees, . 359 
Miuming, Kobert, Grafting, . 244 
On the cultivation of new varieties 
of Fruit, ... 251 
Mudge, B. F. On the Geology of Man- 
chester, ... 39 
On .Salt JIarshes of Lynn, . 117 
On the Serpentine at Lynntield, 291 
On the fructilication of the Oaks, 301 
On the Geology of Middleton, 385 
On the Geology of Groveland, 40(j 
Perry, G. B. On Lightning Rods, &c., 44 
Phippen, G. D. On Introduction of 
Native Plants, . . 33 
On I'lants found in >Ianchester, 38 
On Plants found in South Danvers, 203 
On tlie Onion disease, . 211 
On the Old Planters, . 249 
On Plants found at Lynnfield, 293 
On the cultivation of the Dodder, 400 



Putnam, F. W. On the coloration of 
Fishes, . . • •i^'^'J 

On tiie Geographical distribution of 
Fishes, ■. . . :»0 

Roberts, David, Early History of the 
Pilgrim Church, . . 321 

On an old Salem Custom House 
Book, .... 434 

Paissell, John L. On the Infusorial 
Earths, ... ^0 

Notice of Josselyn's New England 
Parities, . . • '-'5 

On the Crvptogamic Vegetation ot 
Faval, . ' . . ■ i;54 

On tlie Autumnal Marrow Squash, 3uo 
On the Epil/avtes, . . 422 

On the donation of E. D. Hopes, 427 
Stveeter, G. L. On Essex Frigate, 73 
Clergyman of Salem during the Ee- 
volution, . . • 1-1^ 

Historical Notice of Salem Scene- 
ry, .... 250 
Stone, L. R. The Trial of George Ja- 
cobs, .... 353 
Tracv, C. M. Flora of Nahant, 272 
Plants noticed in North Danvers, 300 
Plants noticed in Middleton, 383 
On Historical Notices of the Scenery 
and the Plants of Saugus, . 389 
Plants of North Andover, . 401 
Plants at Beverlv Farms, . 414 
True, Joseph, Shells gathered about 
Salem, . • • 1^^ 
Upton, James, Notes on the ripening of 
sixty varieties of Pears iu_lhe year 
1850, .... •l^i' 
On the ripening of Summer and Au- 
tumn Pears, and on the Preservation 
of the late keepint; varieties, 431 
Weinland, D. F. On the Egg-Tooth of 
Snakes and Lizards, with a plate, 28 
On the Armature of the lower bill of 
the hatcliins Tringa pusilla, 115 
On the egg-shell of the viviparous 
Snakes, . • • ^'^'{ 
Wheatland, Henrv, Historical Notice ot 
Essex Co. Nat. Hist. Society, 24 
Historical Notice of the Essex Insti- 
tute, . . ■ • . , 5? 
Historical Notice of the Social and 
Philosophical Libraries, . 140 
Wheatland, Kichard H. On the finding 
a specimen of 3Iotella at Nahant, 293 
On the coloration of F'ishes, 301 
Several species of Fishes noticed, 318 
On Acipenser brtvirostis, &c., 353 



On the Tailor Bee, . . 390,418 

On Cristatellii, . . 4US 

On donations of E. D. Ropes, Charles 
Millet 2cl, &c., " . . 4i!5 



Cutler, Temple Donations of MSS. of 
his grandfather, the late Key. Dr. 
Cutler of Hamilton, . :^-,"J 



Donations. 

To the Cabinets, 4, a, C, Z^, .ir, 42, 4(1, 
49, 82, 94, 115, 119, 120, l;«, i;jS, HCi, 
IGl, 180, 203, -MT, 210, 218, 224, 229, 231, 

242, 243, 24(i, 24S, 249, 250, 251, 258, 209, 
280, 290, 298, .305, 315, 318,»320, 322, 330, 
343, 351, 354, 358, 302, .3(>4, 3()9, 372, :',:7, 
382, .389, 398, 405, 412, 417, 419, 421, 422, 
424, 42;j, 4.34. 

To the Library, 8,'?24, 37, 42, 40, 48, 72, 
82,94, 115, ri9, 120, 133, 13S, 140, 101, 
183, 202, 20r, 210, 218, 224, 228, 2.30, 242, 

243, 24(), 249, 250, 251, 2(iO, 2(>9, 279, 290, 
298, 305, 314, 317, 320, 321, 330, 343, :J51, 
354, 3.jS, 3(>2, .304, 3li9, 372, 377, 382, 388, 
397, 404, 412, 417, 411),-421, 122, 423, 425, 
429, 434. 



Esse.x County Natural History Society, 
Notice of, ... 24 

Essex County Teachers' Association, 
Meeting at Salem, . . 4,;s 

Essex Institute. Notice of, . .'Jii 

Eutassa exoelsa. Letters resjiecting it 
in Fayal, form T. ^V. Higginson," 21 
From W. Driver, . . '^2 

Magnolia glauca, . 34, 3S, 41 



OniTU.viiV Notices of 
Braman, Isaac, 
Downing, Thomas, . 
Harris, T. W. 
Howes, F. . 
lyes, Benj. H. 
King, John G. 
Lakeiuan, E. K. 
Locke, Jotiii, 
Masury, .S. li. 
Nichols, .\ndrew, 
Ni'/liols, Icliabod, 
Cakes, William, 



371 
370 



220, 25 



178 

370 



I'hillips, .^. ('. 
I'icknian, William, 
Kichardson, William P. 
8hei)ur(l, Israel D. . 
Shepard, M. . 
Tr( ad\vell, John W. 
Warren, John C. 
AVood, John G. 



256 

179 
178 
250 
178 
178 
3 
370 



Officers elected, 20, 195, 203, 375 

Osgood, Henry, Letter describing au 
improved Fruit basket, . 229 

Plants found at Weuham, July 10th, 
1857, .... 210 

Prescott, W. H. Notice of his death, .344 
Judge White's lett'-'- in relation to 
the .-ame, . . . .340 

Batrhelder, J. Remarks, . 349 

Crosby, .\. - . ;i;jO 



I'El'OltTJi. 

Batclielder, Jacob, On Lightning and 
Lightning Kods, i.e., ' . Uil 

Endioott, C. M. On the authenticity of 
an old building on the estate oi' D. 
Nii'hols. beinsj built from the frame 
of the First Cmir-li, . 435 

jMuilge, B. F. On Mineralogy, 3ii9 

Pliipijeu, George D. On the Historical 
3Iagazine, . . . Jo 

Putnam, F. W. On Ornithology, 9, 3t)9 
Poberts, David, On Judge White's 
muniticent donation to Library, 218 
Russell, J. L. Un the Herbariumj 14, 309 
Secretary, . 1,177,2.55,309 

Stone, L. R. On Historical Depart- 
ment, .... 309 
Wheatland, Henrv, Comparative Ana- 
tomy, . . " . . 309 
Wheatland, R. H. On Ichthyology, 12 
On Mammalia, Ichthyology and Rep- 
tiles, . . ". . 309 
Winsor, F. On Jlainmalogy, 13 



Russell, J. L. Notice of his P.otanical 
Lecrures, . . . 335 

Salem Atheua'um, Proposals for occu- 
pying Plummer Hall, 10, 120, 1.39 

Ship liock, . . . 197 



Volume III, 1800— 18(53. 



COMMUNIC.VTIONS, Verbal. 

Agassiz, L. On the growth of tlie 
N^atica Heros, . . 252 

Bardeu, S. On the minerals of Rock- 
port, . . . . 205 

Batclielder, Jacob, On the decimal sys- 
tem in Weights and Measures, 5i> 
On the Saccharine qualities of the 
Beet Root, . . . 58 

Dodge, A. W'. Historical notice of 
Hamilton, ... 29 

Gregory, J. J. H. On the geology of 
Lynn, . . . . 10 1 

On the geology of Cape Ann, 205 

Jackson, C. T. On the geology of Rock- 
port, .... 274 



'Nichols, David, On Photographs of 
Wasliiiiiiton, . . . 229 

Oliver, H. K. On the habits of the 
Honey Bee, . . . 250 

Osgood, George, On Notice of Rev. Dr. 
Cutler and the plants of Hamilton, 31 

Phij)i)en, George D. On Fibriliaor Flax 
Cotton, . . . 01 

Historical Notice of Cape Ann, 97 

Reed, J. W. On the Topographical his- 
tory of the Merrimac River, 19 

Russell, J. L. On plants at Groveland, 18 

Roberts, David, On the character of D. 
A. White, . . . 08 

Tracy, C. M. On plants at Topstield, 15 
On plants at Gloucester, . 99 



23 



On Woodwaxen, . . 201 

On plants at Kockport, . -'Hi 

Wheatland, H. On Minerals on Salem 

Neck 280 

Wheatland, R. H. On the development 

of the Common Toad, . 3(1 

Wildes, G. D. Historictil notice of Kew- 

burvijort, . - • '--'85 

COJIMUNICATIONS, Written. 

Barden, Stillman, On the Geology of 
Kockport, . . • 231 

Beaman, C. C. Historical Sketch of the 
Howard Street Cluircli, Salem, 12() 
On the Geographical outline of Cape 
Cod, its discovery, . 130 

Felt, Josepli B. Historical Notice of 
Hamilton, . . • 214 
On John Endicott, the First Gover- 
nor 239 

Historical Sketch of the Forts on 
Salem Neck, . . 279 

Fowler, S. P. On changes produced by 
civilization in the habits of our com- 
mon birds, . . . 31 
On Cotton Mather, . . 110 

Goodell Jr., Abner C. On tlie History 
of the Puritans, . . lf<2 

On "New England's Heraldry," 2.io 
Historical Notice of Salisbury and 
Amesburv, . • • 201 

Grtgorv, J." J. H. On the Topography 
of Powow Hill, . . 209 

Kins, Henry F. On the "Nottingham 
Earth," (infusorial) . 39 

Mackenzie, S. S. On the Geology of 
Topstield, ... 77 

Markoe, G. F. H. Catalogue of Plants 
observed in Fruit and Flower at West 
Gloucester, Julv 6th, 1800, 24 

Plants collected at Amesbury and 
Salisburv, . • • 272 

Ordwav, Henry L. On the Canker 
Worm, ... 291 

Phippen, George D. On the Instinct of 
Plants, - . . 41 

On the fibrile texture of the Milk- 
w'eed, . . . • 215 

Quincv, Josiah, Letter on the correct- 
ness" of the likeness of Washington 
in possession of David Nichols, 2.30 

Kussell, J. L. Report on the Herbari- 
um, . . • • „ ^'' 

Scudder, S. H. A list of the Butterflies 
of New England, . . 101 

Shurtletf, C. A. Report on the Army 
AVorm, . . . l'J3 

Shute, J. G. On the Opossum, 288 

Upham, W. P. On the Orderly Books 
of Gen. John Glover, . 235 

On Relics found at Fort Pickering, 29(5 

Verrill, A. E. Notice of a Primnoa from 
St. George's Bank, . . 127 

On the structure of Corals and the 
Polyps producing them, . 132 

Catalogue of Birds found at Norway, 
Me., .... 130 

Birds found in Maine and not observ- 



ed in Norwav, Me., . 156 

On the Clas.sitication of Birds, 208 
Whirtier, John G. Flowers, and Flow- 
ering Shrubs and Vines at Amesbury 
and Salisbury, . . 271 



Donations. 
To the Library, 1, 0, 12, 

48, 50, 58, 59, 60, 75, 82, 
113, 117, 124, 125, 120, 

183, 184, 186, 191, 204, 
228, 231, 233, 235, 2.39, 
259, 273, 279, 283, 288, 

To the Cabinets, 1, 6, 13, 

49, 50, 58, 60, 75, 83, S 
113, 117, 124, 125, 120, 

184, 187, 1'.'--'. •-'":!, ■-'IS, 
231, 2.33, 'S.:r,, ■.■:;;i, -.'K), 
273, 279, 281, -'^.^ 2,n9, 



17, 23, 29, 40, 
8S, 95, 100, 108, 
130, 179, 180, 
218, 221, 224, 
240, 247, 252, 
289, 290, 295, 
17, 23, 29, 46, 
8, 95, 101, 108, 
130, ISO, 183, 
222 224, 228, 
245' 252, 259, 
291, 295. 



Horticulture. 
Reports on. 



8, 247 



Lectures, Notices of, . 244, 284 

Mass. Provincial" Statutes, Resolutions 

for the reprinting of the same by the 

btate, .... 2.34 



Obituary Notices of 
Amory, Elizabeth, . 
Andiews, George, 
Bowditch, N.I. 
Brown, William, 
Chandler, Samuel, . 
Dodge, George F. 
Fettvplace, Henry King, 
Gardner, Barnard West, 
Gibbs. Josiah Willard, 
Ivinili;ill, David Tenny, 
Kimball, Nathaniel Augustus, 
Lewis, Alonzo, 
MacmuUen, William, 
Odell, Thomas F. 
Perry, Gardner Braman, 
Potter, Joseph A. . 
Potter, William Oliver, 
Putnam, Charles Fiske, 
Rider, George Washington, 
Sibley, John S. 
Stone, John Hubbard, 
Upham Jr., Charles Wentworth, 
Walker, Samuel, 
Waters, John Gillison, 
Webb, John Felt, 
Whipple, Charles J. 
Whipple, Jonathan Lovett, 
White, Daniel Appleton, . 
Williams Jr., Charles F. 
Williams, John B. 
Williams, William, 
AVoodberi-y, Larkin, 



Officers chosen. 



4 

241 

74 

243 

229 



73 

3 

242 

73 

185 



5 

ISO 

243 

5 

73 

242 

4 

74 

3 

185 

72 

4 

73 

242 

74 

71 

72 



9, 79, 189, 250 
77, 188, 248 



White, D. A. Notice of his death, reso- 
lutions, &c., . . .63, 05 



Treasurer's Reports, 



24 

Volume IV, 1864—1865. 

Records of Meetings. Quarterly lists of tiie Additions to tlie Museum .and 
Library. 

COJIMUXICATIOXS : 
J. A. Al.i.EX. 

Catalogue of Birds found at Springfield, Mass., with Notes on their ]Migr,itions, 
Habits, ice, together with a List of tliose Birds found in the State not yet observ- 
ed at Springtield. . . . . . . . . " p. 48. 

Notes on the Habits and Distribution of tlie Duck Hawlv, or American Pere- 
grine Falcon, in tlie Breeding Season, and Descrijitions of the Eggs. p. Iu3. 
1). M. B.VLCH. 

On Sodalite at Salem. • . • . . . . . . p. 1. 

On Native Grapes. ........ p. HO. 

GEOKOE H. EMliUSOX. 

On Magnetite and au unknown Mineral at Nahant. ... p. C>. 

Alpiieus Hyatt. 

Kemarks on rolyzoa, order Phalactolemata. Parti. With nine plates, p. Vi7. 
Edward S. Moksk. 

A Classitication of Mollusca, based on the "Principle of Cephalization." JJ'ith 
aplate. .......... p. KiU. 

A. S. PacivAro, Jr. 

Notes on the Family Z}-ga;nidffi. With two plates. . . . p. 7. 

The Humble Bees of New England and their Parasites; with notices of a new 
species of Anthophorabia, and a new genus of Proctotrupida;. With aplate. p. 107. 

F. W. PUTNAJl. 

Notes on the Habits of some species of Humble Bees. . . p. 08. 

Notes ou the Leaf-cutting Bee. ...... p. 105. 

A. E. Verkill. 

Classification of Polvjis ; (Extract condensed from a Synopsis of the Polypi of 
the North Pacific Explorintr Expedition, under Captains liiuagold and Kodgers, 
U. S. N.) Part I. . '^ '. . p. 145. 

Sj^iopsis of the Polypi of the North Pacific Exploring Expedition, under Cap- 
tains Ringgold and Rodgers, U.S.N. ^^yowaHa. Partli. With two plates. -p. 18i. 

Naturalists' Directory. 

Part I. North America and the West Indies. (Alphabetical Arrangement.) 
Issued in No. V. 

Part II. North .America and the West Indies. ( Systematic Arrawjement.) 
Commenced in No. VI, will be completed in volume live. 



In 1F54 ]\Iiss Caroline Plnmmer bequeathed to the Salem Athe- 
naeum .$30,000, to be expended in the erection of a suitable building 
to contain the I>ibrary of tliat Institution ; granting liberty, also, to 
have the rooms occupied Tor meetings of literary and scientitic so- 
cieties, and for the deposit of -woiks of art and natural productions. 
She moreover provides, that in case the Library of tlie Athengeum 
should ever become a public library her bequest should not lie for- 
feited ; evidently designing that the building erected from the proceeds 
of her legacj^ should be the seat of letters and science in this place. 

Upon the completion of the building in 1857, the following propo- 
sals were agreed upon by both Societies at meetings held in April of 
that year : — 

The Proprietors of th(} vSalem Athenasum agree — 

1st. To allow the Essex Institute to use the rooms ou the Inwpr 
fnor of Plummer Hall, for any puipose consistent with the terms ol 
Miss Plummer's will. 



2cl. To allow the Essex Institute, after the AthenfLniin has been 
accommodated, sulticieiit space for their libraiy on the tn'coud Jloor, 
together with such privileges in all the rooms on the same floor, as 
may be necessary for the care, delivery and consulting of their books. 

3d. To allow members of the Essex Institute, who have paid all 
their dues to that body, to consult the books of the Atheutcum 
Librarj-. 

-Provkh'd; That the Essex Institute, at a legal meeting called for 
the special purpose of considering this subject, shall agree : — 

1st. To pay to the Athenajum, annually, the sum of three hundred 
dollars. 

2d. To allow the Proprietors to consult the books of the Institute 
Library. 

3d. To pay one half the expense of warming the building and 
keeping its approaches unobstructed. 

4th. That two years notice by either party may terminate this 
agreement. 

The committee, of which Hon. R. S. Rogers was chairman, ap- 
pointed to superintend the construction of the necessary cabinets 
&c., for the deposit of the Library and collections in riuramer Hall, 
faithfull_y attended to the duties assigned and obtained the requisite 
funds without recourse to the ordinary income of the Society, viz. : 

By subscription in 1807 from 74 individuals, 

My net proceeds from Ladies' Fan-, September 1800, 

8'andries, ....... 



40-13 12 



The debits to this account are as follows : 

Cabinets', removal &c., . . . . . 3032 12 

Interest on loans, ...... 77 25 

To the Publication account, .... 303 75 

Deposited in .Salem Savings Bank, . . . 630 00 



•i:Vl3 12 
The sincere thanks of the Institute are duo to those generous in- 
dividuals who contributed the first named sum, and also to the 
Ladies by whose untiring exertions, the second sum was placed at 
its disposal. 

Arrangements were thus made for what were then considered am- 
ple accommodations for the library and collections of the Institute. 
Since that time numerous additions have been, and are being made, 
to the library and to the museum, so that it has now become neces- 
sary to devise some plan to enable the Institute to meet the continu- 
ally increasing demands upon its resources and to enable it to carry 
out the objects of its organization in a suitable and proper manner- 
May not the Institute hope that its friends and the patrons of 
science and literature, will soon give that aid which is so essential 
to a complete development of all its plans and a continuation of its 
uset\ilness. 



2G 
CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 

OF THE 

ESSEX IlSrSTITTJTE. 



-o- 



CONSTITUTION. 



Article I. Objects. 

The objects of the Essex Institute are the collection and preser- 
vation of materials for the Civil and Natural History of the Count}' 
of Essex, the promotion of the Science of Natural History and the 
advancement of Horticulture. 

Article II. Ofiiceus. 

The officers of the Institute shall consist of a President, a Vice 
President of each, department, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Librarian, 
a Superintendent of the Museum, and Curators ; who, together, shall 
constitute a Board of Directors. 

Article IIL Members. 

Any person residing in the County of Essex may be chosen a 
Eesident Member. 

Any person not residing in the County of Essex may be chosen a 
Corresponding member. 

Any Kesident Member Avho shall remove from the County may be- 
come a Corresponding Member by giving notice of his removal and 
paj'ing all arrears. 

Eesklent Members only shall be entitled to vote or be eligible to 
any office. 

Article IV. Elections. 

Officers and members sliall be chosen by ballot. Officers sliall be 
elected at the Annual Meeting, except those chosen to ffU vacancies 
■who shall be elected at a Stated Meeting. 

Kesident Members sliall be nominated in writing at the meeting 
preceding their election. 

Corresponding IMembers having been nominated by the Directors 
may be chosen at any meeting. 

Article V. Meetings. 

Meetings shall be held every year at the rooms of the Institute on 
the second Wednesday in the'nionths of February, May, August and 
November, at three o'clock in the afternoon. 

The Meeting in ]May shall be the regular Annual Meeting of the 
Institute. 

Other IMeetings may be called as provided in the By-Laws. 

Article VI. Quoru.^i. 

Five Members -shall be a Quorum for holding any meeting of the 
the Institute, or of the Board of Directors. 



ArTICLK VII. ASSKSSMEXTS. 

The .yearly Assessment of each Resident Member shall be Two 
Dolhu's, payable at the annual meeting. 

Articlk VIII. 
Altkuations of tiik Coxstitutiox axd IJy-Laws. 

The By-Laws shall not be ro])ealed or amended except l)y the 
votes of two-thirds of the Kesident Members present at a Stated 
Meeting. 

The Constitution shall not l)e amended unless ])y the votes of 
three-quarters of the Resident Members present at a Stated Meet- 
ing, and after special notice of the proposed amemlnumts shall liave 
been given at two previous Stated Meetings. 



BY-LAWS. 
Chapter I. Of Members. 

No Member who shall be in arrears for one year sliall be entitled 
to vote or hold any office; and any membei' so in arrears, who shall 
refuse or neglect to pay his dues for six months after being notilied 
tliereof by the Treasurer, shall cease to be a member of the Institute. 
Provided, however, that any member may, in lieu of tlie amuuil as- 
sessment, pay the sum of thirtii dollars to be added to the funds of 
the Institute, the annual interest thereof to be considered as the 
payment of the annual assessment of said member. 

Chapter II. Or Oeficei;s axd Co:\i.mittees. 

The Pkesidext shall be the presiding officer of the Institute and of 
tlie Board of Directors. 

The Vice Presidents shall peiform the duties'of the President in 
his absence. They shall also be chairmen of their respective de- 
partments. 

The SECitETAUT shall give notice of all meetings and recoi'd their 
proceedings; notify all members and officers of tlieir election; have 
<-harge of all papers and documeuts; conduct the general corres- 
pondence, and report; the doings of the Institute ilurTng the year, at 
the annual meeting. He sliall also be, t'x-ofiirin, a member of ;dl 
Standing Committees. 

The Treasurer shall have charge of the fiscal concerns of the Iii- 
stitute ; keep an exact account of all i-eceipts and expenditures, and 
report the same at the annual meeting. 

The Librarian shall receive and shall have in custody all books 
and other printed works, maps, charts and diagrams of the Institute 
attend to their arrangement, cataloguing iind preservation; conduct 
the correspondence relating to the Library; acknowledge all dona- 
tions thereto, and report on its condition at the annual ineetino-. 

The Supeuixtexdent shall have the general charge of all speci- 
mens belonging to the Museum, their arrangement and presei-- 
vation ; acknowledge all donations to the Museuni ; conduct tJie cor- 
respondence relating to it; make such use of the duplicates as may 
be beneficial to science, and report annually on its condition. 



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The Curators shall haA'c the special chai'ge of the arrangement, 
cataloguing and labeling of specimens belonging to their respecti\e 
sections. Each Curator shall report on the condition and wants of 
his section at the annual meeting. 

The Board oi" Dikectors shall have full power to act for the inter- 
est of tiie Institute in any way not inconsistent with the Constitu- 
tion and By-Laws. 

The following Connuittees shall be chosen at the Annual Meeting. 

A FiXAXCK Co.AiMiTTKE, who Shall have the direction of the funds 
of the Institute and annually examine and audit the accounts of the 
Treasurer. 

A LiBUARY Committee, who shall, with the Librarian, have the 
general superintendence of the Lii)raiy and shall make an annual 
examination of its condition in May. 

A Committee ox ruBUCATioxs. who shall have the management 
of all Publications of the Institute and regulate the manner of their 
distribution. 

A Li:crui!E Comaiittei:. who shall arrange for such courses of 
Lectures as may be deemed advisable. 

A Committee ox Field MKEiixcis. who shall determine when and 
where Field Meetings shall be held, and have the general manage- 
ment of the same. 

The above CoiTimittees shall report their respective doings at the 
Annual Meetings. 

Chapter III. Of Departmexts. 

The Historical Dkpartmbxt shall be dividL'd into three sections : 
1, Erlumlogy; 2, Mmuscripts; 3, Fina Arts. 

The Depaht.mext of Natural History into nine sections : 1, Ge- 
ology; 2, Minei'alogy; 3, PaLeontology ; 4, Botany; 5, Comparative 
Anatomy; G, Vercebrata; 7. Articulata; 8, MoUusca; 9, liadiata. 

The Depai;tmext of Horticulture into two sections : I, Fruit 
and Vegetables ; 2, Flowers. 

The Vice President and Curators of each of these Departments, 
with the yuperiuteudent, shall be a committee for its management. 

Chapter IV. Of the Museum. 

The Museum shall be open to Members and the public at such 
times and under such regulations as the Directors may determine. 

No specimen shall be taken from the rooms except by pei'inission 
of the Committee of the department to which it belongs, upon a 
written application made to the Secretary, or Superintendent; 
specimens may, however, be sent by the Superintendent to acknowl- 
edged competent persons for identification. 

Every facility in the power of the Superintendent, and consistent 
with the wellare of the specimens, shall be given to persons visit- 
ing the Museum for the purpose of study and comparison. 

Chapter V. Of the Libraiiy. 

The Library Committee shall divide the books and other articles 
!)elonging to'the Library into three classes, viz.: (a) those w'hich 
are not to be removed from the building; (b) those which may be 



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taken from the halls only bj' written permission of three members 
of tlie eommittee, wlio shall" take a receipt for the same and be re- 
sponsible for their safe return; (c) those which may circulate under 
the following rules. 

Members shall be entitled to take from the Library one folio, or. 
two (luarto volumes, or four volumes of any lesser fold, with the 
plates belonging to the same, upon having them recorded by [the 
Librarian, or Assistant Librarian, and promising to make good any 
damage they sustain while in their possession, and to replaced the 
same if lost^ or pay the sum fixed by the Library Committee. 

iS'o person shall lend any book beionging to the Institute, except- 
ing to a member, under a penalty of one dollar for every such offence . 

The Library Committee may allow members to take more than the 
allotted number of books upon a written application, and may also 
permit other persons than members to use the Library, under such 
conditions as they may impose. 

No person shall detain any book longer than four weeks from the 
time of its being taken from the Library, if notified that the same is 
wanted by another member, under a penalty of five cents per day, 
and no volume shall be retained longer than three months at one 
time under the same penalty. 

The Librarian shall have power, by order of the Library Commit- 
tee, to call iu any volume after it has been retained by a member for 
ten days. 

On or before the first Wednesday in May, all books shall be re- 
turned to the Library, and a penalty of five cents per day shall be 
imposed for each volume detained. 

Labels designating the class to which each book belongs shall be 
placed upon its cover. 

No book shall be allowed to circulate until one month after its re- 
ception. 

Chapter VI. Of Visitors. 

Visitors may be introduced by any Member, and a book shall be 
kept in some conspicuous place in the rooms of the Institute for re- 
ceiving their signatures. 

Chapter VII. Of Meetings. 

The field Meetings are under the direction of the Committee ap- 
pointed for that purpose. 

Kegular Meetings may be held on the first and third Mondays of 
each month at such time and place as may be agreed upon. 

Special Meetings may be called by the President, or, in his absence, 
by one of the Vice Presidents. 

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ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. 

Annual Meetings. 

1. Records of last Annual, Stated and Regular Meetings read. 

2. l-ieports of Secretary, Treasurer, Libi^arian, Superintendent, 
Curators and Committees. 

3. Obituary notices. 

4. Election of Officers and Committees for the ensuing year. 

5. Business. 

6. Correspondence. 

7. Communications. 

8. Nominations and balloting for Members. 

9. Adjournment. 

Other Stated Meetings. 

1. Record of tlie last Stated Meeting read. 

2. Election of Officers to fill vacancies. 

3. Business. 

4. Communications. 

5. Nominations and balloting for Members, 

6. Adjournment. 

Special Meetings. 

1. Record of last Meeting read. 

2. Special business of the meeting. 

3. Adjournment. 

Regular Meetings, 

1. Record of preceding Meeting read. 

2. Correspondence. 

3. Written Connnunications. 

4. Verbal Communications. 

5. Donations to tlie Lil)rary. 
(>. Donations to the Museum. 

7. Special business. 

8. General business. 

y. Nominations for Membership. 

10. Balloting for Members. 

11. Adjournment. 

Meetings of the Directors may be held immediately after the ad- 
journment of any Regular or Stated Meeting of the Institute upon 
notice from the Chair. 



OFFICERS 

OF THK 

ESSEX HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 

FROM ITS ORGANIZATION IN 18.;i, TO THE UNION IN 1848. 



Edward A. Holyoke, 
Beujainiii rickman, 



PRESIDENTS. 

1821—29 Ichabod Tuckei-, 
1829—35 Daniel A. White, 



VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

Joseph Story, 1821—29 Leverett Saltoiistall, 

leliabod Tucker, 1829—35 P>enjaniiii Merrill, 

George Cleveland, 1835—40 John Glen King, 



1835-37 
1837—48 



1841—45 
1846—47 
1847—48 



RECORDING SECRETARIES: 



George A. Ward, 
John \V. Treadwell, 



1821—22 "William Proctor, 
1822—24 Joseph G. Waters, 



1824 
1827 



7—48 



CORRESPONDING SECRETARIES. 



Benj. R. Nichols, 
John Glen King, 



1821—24 Henry Wheatland, 
1824—47 



1847—48 



CABINET KEEPERS AND LIBRARIANS. 



Charles C. Clarke, 
Francis Peabody, 
Pickering Dodge, 
Charles G. Putnam, 



Stephen White, 



Ichabod Tucker, 
John Pickering, 
Nathaniel Bowditch, 
Leverett Saltonstall, 
Nathaniel Silsbce, 
Thomas Carlile, 
William Gibbs, 
John Glen King, 
Daniel A. White, 
Ferderic Howes, 
George Cleveland, 
Charles C. Clarke, 
John Brazer, 
John G. King, (re-el.) 



1821—25 Charles A. Andrew, 1834—42 

1825-27 Henry Wheatland, 184L-— 47 

1827—30 George Dean Phippen, 1847—48 
1830—34 



TREASURERS. 
1821—31 Frederic Howes, 
TRUSTEES. 



1821- 
1821- 
1821- 
1821- 
1821- 
1821- 
1821- 
1822- 
1823- 
1824- 
1827- 
1829- 
1833- 
1835- 



-29 
-27 
-23 
-41 
-35 
-22 
-33 
-24 
-41 
-48 
-35 
-37 
-43 
-48 



Abel L. Peirson, 
Nathaniel Silsbee, 
Charles W. Uphara, 
Ichabod Tncker, (re-el 
Andrew Nichols, 
Benjamin Merrill, 
Joseph G. Waters, 
Francis Peabody, 
Jonathan C. Perkins, 
Caleb Pierce, 
Stephen P. Webb, 
Caleb Foote, 
Matthew A. Stickney, 



1831—48 



1835-48 
1838—43 
1838—43 
.) 1841—43 
1841—48 
1841—45 
1843—48 
1843—45 
1843—48 
1843—48 
1843—48 
1845—48 
1846—48 



R2 
OFFICERS 

OF THE 

ESSEX CO. NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 

FROM ITS ORGANIZATION IN 1S33, TO THE IJMuN IN 1848, 



PRESIDENTS. 

A. Nichols, (Danvers) 1833—45 Jolin Lewis Russell, 1845—48 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 

AYm. Oakes, (Ipswich) 1833—40 Wm. Prescott, (Lynn) 1845-46 

G. B. Perry, (Bradford) 1833—45 William Mack, 184G— 48 
John Clarke Lee, 1840—48 



SECRETARIES AND TREASURERS. 
John M. Ives, 1833-35 Henry Wheatland, 

CABINET KEEPERS AND LIBRARIANS. 



1835—48 



John Lewis Russell, 1833- 
Wni. P. Richardson, 1835- 



-35 
-4G 



George Dean Phippen, 184G— 48 



CURATORS. 



Wm. Oakes, (Ipswich) 1833—35 

John Clarke Lee, 1833—40 

Charles Grafton Page, 1833 — 37 

Thomas Spencer, 1833 — 35 

John M. Ives, 1835—39 

William Prescott, 1835 — 45 

Pickering Dodge, 1837—40 

John Lewis Russell, 1839 — 45 



George Dean Phippen, 

Joseph Farnum, Jr., 

William Mack, 

James Upton, 

Benjamin II. Silsbee, 

Joseph Banvard, 

S. P. Fowler, (Danvers) 1840-48 

Francis Putnam, 1840—48 



1840—42 
1840—42 
1842-40 
1844-48 
1845—48 
1845—40 



33 

OFFICERS 

OF THE 

ESSEX INSTITUTE, 

SINCE ITS ORGANIZATION IN ISiS. 



TRE SIDE NTS. 
Daniel A. White, 1848—01 Francis Peabody, 18G5 

Asahel Himtiugton, 1801 — 05 

VICE-PRESIDENTS. 
John Glen King, 1818— 57 James Upton, 1860— G4 

John Lewis Russell, 1848—61 Samuel P. Fowler, 1861 

John Clarke Lee, 1848-00 Abner C. Gooclell, Jr., 1862 

Henry Mason Brooks, 1858—02 John Fislve Allen, 1864 

SECRETARY AND TREASURER, 

Henry Wheatland, 1S48 

CABINET KEEPERS. 

Frederic Howes, Jr., 1848—49 Caleb Cooke, 1857—60 

George A. Perkins, 1850—56 Richard H. Wheatland, 1860—64 

Frederic W. Putnam, 1856—57 

SUPERINTENDENT OF MUSEUM. 

Frederic W. Putnam, 1864 

LIBRARIANS. 

George Dean Phippen, 1848-49 John Hubbard Stone, 1856—63 

Henry Mason Brooks, 1849-50 Nathaniel J. Holden, 1863—05 

Matthew A. Stickney, 1850—56 Charles Davis, 1805 

FINANCE COMMITTEE. 

John Clarke Lee, 1848 George Dean Phippen, 1858 

Ephraim Emmerton, 1848-00 Roi^ert Manning, 1858-59 

Frederic Howes, 1848 — 54 Henry Mason Brooks, 1859 

Joseph S. Cabot, 1854—57 James Chamberlain, 1800 

Richard S. Rogers, 1857 

LIBRARY COMMITTEE. 

Daniel A. White, 1850-01 Nathaniel J. Holden, 1862—63 

George B. Loring, 1856—57 Henry J. Cross, 1803 

Samuel P. Fowler, 1856—61 George A. Ward, 1804—65 

David Roberts, 1857—64 George D. Wildes, 1864. 

Joseph G Waters, 1801 William Sutton, 18G5 

Alpheus Crosby, 1801 

PUBLICATION COMMITTEE. 

John Lewis Russell, 1850—01 Abner C. Goodell, Jr., 1861 

Henry Wheatland, 1856—64 Cyrus M. Tracy, 1863 

George Dean Phippen, 1856 William P. Upham, 1803 

Ira J. Patch, 1859 Robert S. Rantoul, 1804 

John Hubbard Stone, 1 859— 63 Frederic W. Putnam, 1864 

George M. Whipple, 1859-63 



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LECTURE COMMITTEE. 



Jolin Lewis Ivussell, 
Jflines Kimball. 
Francis IVabody, 
Gcorjiu Dean riiippen, 
Benjamin F. Mudge, 
Cyrus M. Tracy, 
Abner C. Goodell, Jr., 
Charles C. Beanian, 
Jacob Batcliekler, 



18.-^9—01 
IS.-/) 
Ls.-j!)— (;i 

is.".u— (;2 

LS59— GO 

1860— Gl 

18G1 

18G1— G3 

18G1— G2 

FIELD ^MEETING COMMITTEE. 
Benjamin F. Miidge, 1859— GO Charles H. Norris, 
Sanmel P. Fowler, 1859 Charles C. Leaman 

Jolin M. Ives, 1859 

Benjamin C. Pntnam, 1859 — fi2 
Kichard II. Wheatland, 1859— (;3 
Allen W. Dodge, 1859 — (i5 

Cyrus M. Tracy, LSGO 



Ciuirles II. Norris, 18G1— G3 

Frederic W. Putnam, 18G1 

William J. Kolfe, 18G2~G3 

Henry Mason Brooks, 18G2 — 63 

Edmund B. Willson, 1862—64 
Francis Peabody, ( re-el.) 1863 

George Dean Phippeu, 18G3 
George Perkins, 
George W. Briggs, 



Stillman Barden, 
George D. Wildes, 
Ebeu X. Walton, 
George B. Loriug, 
Charles Davis, 



1863 
1864 

1860— i 

18G2— ' 

1863—1 

186-t 

1864 

1865 

1865 



CUllATOKS OF THE NATURAL HISTORY DEPARTMENT. 



William Mack, 1848-56 

Henry F. King, ■ 1848 

Sanuiel P. Fowler, 1848—56 

John Lewis Russell, 1856 — 61 

Frederic Winsor, 1856 — 62 

Frederic W. Putnam, l.s5(; 

Charles R. Waters, 1856—59 

Charles J. Lee, 1856 — 57 

Richard II. Wheatland, 1856—63 

Henry Wheatland, 1856 



Caleb Cooke, 1856 

George A. Perkins, 1856 — 

Benjamin F. Mudge, 1856 — i 

Henry F. Shepard, 1856 

Pickering D. Allen, 1857 — 

David M. Balch, 1860— 

Cyrus M. Tracy, 18(!1 

Thomas M. Pond, 1863 

James II. Emerton, 1863 

Charles II. Higbee, 1863 



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CURATORS OF THE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT. 



Frederic Howes, 1848 — 54 

Joseph G. Waters, 1848 

Matthew A. Stickuey, 1848—50 
Francis Peabody, 1850 

Henry ]\Ias(n] Brooks, 1854 
John Glen King, 1856 — 58 

William S. Messervy, 1856 
M. A. Stiekney, (re-el.) 1856 
Francis Henry Lee, 1856 — 63 

Lincoln Ripley Stone, 1856 — 63 
Gilbert L. Streeter, 1857 

CURATORS OF THE HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. 



Samuel B. Buttrick, 
Alfred Sto'ie, 
Ira J. Paicii. 
John Robinson, 
Charles F. Nichols, 
William P. I^pham, 
James A. Gillis, 
George I). Wildes, 
George A. Ward, 
E. Stanley Waters, 



1857 

1857— 

18.59— 

1863 

18(;3 

18(13 

1864 

1864 

1864—1 

186,' 



64 



Go 



Benjamin II. Silsbee, 1848—51 

James Upton, 1848 — 64 

Francis Putnam, 1848 

Robert Manning, 1851 — 59 

John F. Allen, 1856 — 64 

Charles F. Putnam, 1856 — 63 

John C. Lee, 1856 — 60 

William Mack, }h:>C, 

John Lewis Russell, 1856 — 61 

George B. Loring, 1857 

Richard S. Rogers, 1857 



Benjamin A. West, 1857 

Joseph S. Cabot, 1857 

.John Bertram, 1857 

John M. Ives, 1859 

Charles H. Norris, ]8<;o 

George D. Glover, 1861 

Sanniel A. Merrill, ]86;i 

William Maloon, 1864 

Andrew Lackey, ]8r.4 

(Jeorge F. Brown, 1864 

Charles II. Higbee, 1865 



35 
RESIDENT MEMBERS 

OF THE 

ESSEX INSTITUTE. 



Agge, William Salem,. 

Allanson, J. S. Marhlrhcad. 
Allen, George H. iSa/em. 
Allen, Jolm Fisk " 

*Alleii, P. Dodge " *18G3 

Alraon, Andrew B. " 
Almy, James E. " 

Amidou, Augustus R. " 
*Amory, Elizabeth " *1859 
*Andrews, George " *18G2 
Andrews, John B. " 

Andrews, Joseph " 

Andrews, Samuel P. " 
Appleton, Isaac Derrrly. 
Archer, Augustus J. Salem. 
Archer, Jolm " 

Archer, William " 

Ashton, William B. " 
Attwill, Theodore Lynn. 
Atwoocl, Edward S. Salem, 

Babbidge Charles " 
Babson, J,ohu J. Glovcester. 
Bachelder, David G. Salem. 
Baker, Charles " 

Baker, Ciiarles H. " 

Baker, John I. Beverly. 
Balch. David M. Salem. 
Bancroft, S. C. So. Dunvers. 
*Barden, Stillmau lioclcport. *1865 
Barlow, John Salem. 

Barnes, Thomas H. " 
*Bartlett, John Marhlehead. *1849 
Barton, Gardner Salem. 
Barton, William 0. 
Batchelder, Jacob Lyvn. 
Batchelder, John 11. Salem. 
Batchelder, Samuel L. " 
Bates, William M. " 
Battis, James II. '' 

Beaman, Charles C. " 
Bertram, John " 

Bertram, Joseph II. M. " 
Bettis, John B. " 

Boardman, Francis " 



Bosson, Abraham F. Salem. 
Bowditch, Wm. A. " 
Bowdoin, David W. " 
Bowdoin, Wm. L. " 

Bowker, Charles " 

Bowker, George " 

Boynton, Susan P. Lynn. 
*Braman, Isaac Georgetovn. *1858 
Braman, Milton P. Danvers. 
Briggs, George W. Salem. 
Ijrookhouse, Robert " 
Brookhouse, R. Jr. " 
Brookhouse, R. 8d, " 
Brooks, Augustus T. " 
Brooks, D. Brainerd " 
Brooks, Henry M. " 

Brooks, Luke " 

Brooks, Lyman B. " 
Brown, Edward " 

Brown, Ephraim " 

Brown, Francis " 

Brown, George F. " 

Brown, Jacob F. " 

Brown, Nathaniel " 

Brown, Nathaniel Jr. " 
*Brown, William " *18G3 

*Brown, William B. " *1864 
Browne, Benjamin E. " 
Brov,'ne, J. Vincent " 
Browning, John P. " 
Buswell,"E. W. 3Iaklen. 
*tBurley, Susan Salem. *1850 
Butman, F'^rancis C. " 
Buttrick, Samuel B. " 

Cabot, Joseph S. " 

Caller, James M. " 

Carlen, Samuel *' 

Carpenter, David P. " 

Cate, Shadrack M. " 

Chamberlain, James " 
Chamberlain, James A. " 

Chamberlain, J. W. " 

Chandler, Gardner L. " 

Chandler, Joseph " 



*Dece.ased. 



fLife Members. 



36 



Chapman, Gc;orgc R. Salem. 
Cliapiiian, John " 

Chase, Georo-e C. " 

Chase, Stephen A. " 
Chever, William J. " 
Choate, David Essex. 

Choate, David Jr. So-lem. 
Clioate, George " 

Choate, William G. " 
*Clark, John " *1851 

Clark, rriscilla 
Cleaves, Joshua '• 

Cleveland, William S. " 
Cloutman, Joseph " 

Cloutmaii, Joseph P. " 
Cloutman, William H. " 
*Co,gs\vell, Henry " *18G5 

Colcord, H. M. So. Dcmvers. 
f Cole, Kancv D. Salem. 
*Cole, Thomas " *18o2 

Conray, James H. " 

Cook, James P. " 

*Cook, Nathan " *1853 

Cooke, Caleb '• 

Cornelius, Alonzo G. " 
Cox, Benjamin '• 

Cox, Francis " 

Creamer, George G. " 
Creesey, Charles " 

Crosby, Alpheus " 

Cross, Ileniy J. " 

Cross, Joseph S. " 

*Crowell, liobert Essex. *1855 
Curwen, George R. Salem. 
Curvven, Henry " 

Curwen, James B. •' 
Curwen, Samuel K. " 
Cutts, Benjamin " 

Dalaud, John Hamilton. 
Dane, Joseph F. Salem. 
Daniels, Goorge P. " 
Davis, Abuer H. " 

Davis, Charles Beverhj. 
Davis, S. W. Salem. 

Day, Samuel " 

Dean, Edward " 

Derby, Perley " 

Dike, John " 

*Dimmick,L.F.iVeic6M;7/y«;j'<*18GO 
Dixey, John Salem. 

Dodge, Allen W. Ilamiltoii. 
*Dodge, George F. Salem. *1SG0 
DoggettjW.E. Swampscott. 



Downing, John 11. Salem. 
^Downing, Thomas " *18oU 
Downing, Thomas W. " 
Doyle, Mary " 

*Eaton, Peter Boxfonl. *1848 
*Edwards, Justin Andovcr. *1853 
Emerson, Brown Salem. 
Emerton, James " 

Emerton, James H. " 
Ennnerton, P^phraim " 
Emmerton, William H. " 
*Endieott, Charles M. " *18G3 
Endicott, Robert R. Beverhj. 
Endicott, Sarah B. Salem. 
Endicott, William C. " 
Endicott, William P. " 
Estes. James 'N.So.Danvers. 

Fabens, Benjamin Salem. 
Fabens, Benjamin F. " 
Earless, James A. " 

Farley, Robert Jr. Ipsv:irh. 
Farmer, Moses G- Salem. 
Farnum, Joseph " 

Farington, George P. " 
Fellows, Israel " 

Felt, Charles W. 
Felt, John " 

Felt, John G. " 

Felt, Joseph B. " 

Felt, Samuel Q. " 

*Fettypluce, Henry K. " *18G2 
Fenollosa, Manuel " 
Fisher, Thorpe " 

Flint, G. F. North Beadinfj. 
Flint, Harrison (J. Salem. 
*Flint, James " *]SJ5 

Flint, Simeon " 

Fogg, Julian A. " 

Foote, Caleb " 

Foster, Joseph C. " 

Foster, William H. " 
Foster, William J. " 
Fowler, Charles B. " 
Fowler, George " 

Fowler, Samuel P. Danvers. 
Frothingham, T. H. Salem. 
Frye, D. Ormond " 

Frye, Nathan A. " 

Fuller, George A. " 



♦Gardner, Barnard W . 
Gardner, Henry 



48G0 



37 



Gardner, Henry ^ahnn. 

Gardner, Henry R. " 

^Gardner, William F. " *1851 
Gayle, E. F. W. 
Gersdorfl", Brnnow de " 
Gillis, .lames A. " 

Glazier, Charles H. " 
Glover, George D. " 

Goldthwaite, Aaron, Jr. " 
Goldtliwaite, Joseph A. " 
Goldthwaite, Willard " 
Goodell, Abner C, Jr. " 
*tGoodhue, J. New Yovk. *1848 
Goss, Francis Salem. 

Graves, Wm. Newhuryport. 

Hadduck, Chas. B. Brverl)/. 

Hagar, Daniel B. Salrvi. 

Hale, Henry " 

Hale, James F. " 

Hale, M. H. 

Hall, Harmon East Saugus. 

Hammond, Joseph Salem. 

Hammond. J. Leonard " 

Hanaford, riiebe A.Jieadlnc/. 

Hanson, Elijah A. Salem. 

Hanson, Joseph H. " 

Harrington, Francis " 

Harrington, Leonard B." 

Hartuev, Michael " 

Haskell, Daniel C. 

ILaskell, J. F. Marhlehcad. 

Haskell, William Beverly. 

Hawkes, C. M. East Sarigus. 

Hayward, Josiah Salem. 

Hayward, William F. " 
Herrick, Henry F. Beverly. 
Herrick, Samnel D. " 
Higbee, Charles H. '''.nlem. 
Hill, James Beverly. 

Hodges, Samuel R. Salem. 
Hoffman, Eliza A. " 

Holden, Nathaniel J. " 
Horton, Nathaniel A. " 
fHonghton, Abel, Jr. Lynn. 
Howe, Octavius Beverly. 
*Howes, Frederick Salem. *1855 
*Howes, Frederick, Jr. '• *1849 
*Hubbard, Oliver " *1849 

*Hubou, Henry " *18G-i 

Hubon, Henry G. " 

Hunt, Thomas " 

Hunt, T. Francis " 

Hunt, William " 

6 



Huntington, Asaliel Salem. 
Hutchinson, Thomas J. " 

Ide, Edwin R. " 

lugersoll, Horace " 

Ives, Henry F. " 

Ives, John M. " 

Ives, John S. " 

Ives, Stephen B. " 
Ives, Stephen B., Jr. " 

Ives, William " 

Jacobs, W. M. So. Danvers. 
Jelly, AVilliam H. Salem. 
Jewett, George B. " 

Jewett, John " 

Jewett, Mary B. Boioley. 
Jewett, Thomas S. Salem. 
Jillson, Samuel Feltonville. 
Jocelyn, Henry E. Salem. 
Johnson, Emery S. " 

Johnson, Thomas H. " 

Kehew, William H. " 
Kemble, Arthur " 

Kilburn. John " 

*Kimball, David T. Ipsin eJi. *1860 
Kimball, Edward D. Salem. 
Kimball, James " 

Kimball, James S. " 

*Kimball, Nathaniel A. " *1S62 
Kimball, William 
*King, D.P. South Danvers. *1850 
King^ Henry F. Salem. 

*King, James B. " *1S65 

*King, John Glen " *1857 

Kinsman, John " 

Kinsman, Nathaniel " 
Kinsman, Nathaniel J. " 
Kinsman, "William L. " 
Knight, Edward H. " 

Lackey, And'w Marhleheacl. 
*Lakeman, Ebeu K. Salem. *1857 
Lamson, Charles " 

Lamson, Frederick " 
Lander, William A. Danvers. 
Lane, Edward B. Salem. 
Lawrence, Charles Danvers. 
Leavitt, Joseph H. Salem. 
Leavitt, Joseph S. " 

Leavitt, William " 

Lee, Francis H. " 

fLee, John C. " 



38 



♦Lewis, Alonzo Lynn. *18G1 

Lincoln, Solomon, Jr. *S'a/fm. 
Lindsejs llicliard " 

Lodiije, G. H. Swampscott. 
Lon<?, Isutic M.j Salem. 
Lord, Andrew H. '• 

Lord, George C. " 

Lord, Hiinnah, ]\L " 

Lord, Nathaniel J. " 

Lord, Otis P. " 

Lord, William Danrors. 
*Loring, Bailey AndonT. *1860 
Loring, George B. Salem. 
Lovett, Horace E. Beverly. 
Lowd, Albert J. Salem. 
*Liifkin, Henri' S. 



*Mack, Elisha 
Mack, \yilliani 
Mackie, John 
Mackintire, Ingalls K 
Mackintire, Samnel 
*AIacmnllen, William 
Maloon, William 
Manning, James 
Manning, Richard C. 
Manning, Robert 
Mansrtetd, Charles 
Mansfield, Daniel H. 
Marks, John L. 
Martin, William P. 
*Masur3', Samnel R. 
McCloy, Robert 
McKenzie, R. A. 
McKenzie, S. S. 
Merrill, S. A. 
*Merritt, David 
Messervy, William S. " 
Miller, Ephraim " 

Moore, David " 

Mosman, A. T. Beverly. 
Morong, Thos. Lanesville. 
Morton, Henry Salem. 

Moultou, William C. " 



*1S6G 



^1852 



= 1862 



*1858 



Tnpsfiekl. 
Dan.rers. 
Salem. *l8G2 



^1865 



"1803 



*Neal, Harriet C. 
Neilson, William 
Newcomb, Caleb 
Newhall, Ezra F. 
*Newhall, Gilbert G. 
Newhall, Thomas P. " 
Newhall, W.F. Eaat Sangus. 
*Nichols, \. South Danrers. *1853 
Nichols, Charles F. Salem. 
Nichols, Francis W. " 



Nichols, Isaiah Salem. 

Nicliols, John H. " 

Nichols, Nathan " 

Nichols, William F. " 
Norris, Charles H. " 

Northend, William D. •' 
Noyes, Amos Xeicbnrypiyrt. 
Noyes, Enock K. Salem. 

*tOakes, William Jjisicich. *1848 
Odell. Charles Salem. 

*Odell, Thomas F. " *18G0 

Oliphant, David Anditrer. 
Oliver, Henry K. Salem. 
Oliver, James E. Lynn. 
Osborne. Henry Salem. 
Osborne, Stephen " 

Osgood, Charles " 

Osgood, Charles S. " 
Osgood, George P. " 

Osgood, John C. " 

Osgood, Jos. So. Danvers. 
Osgood, Jos. B. F. Salem. 
Osgood, Robert " 

Osgood, William H. " 

Page, Jeremiah " 

Palfrey, Charles W. 
Palmer, Therou " 

Palmer, William H. " 
Parker, George A. " 

Parker, John B. " 

Parker, William B. " 
Patch, Ira J. Lynn. 

Payson, Edward H. Salem. 
Peabody, Alfred 
Peabody, Francis " 

fPeabody, George " 

Peabody, Henry W. " 
♦Peabody, J. B. So. Danvers. *1863 
Peabody, Joseph Salem. 
Peabody, S. Endicolt " 
Pease, George W. " 

Peck, Freeman S. " 

Peele, J. Willard " 

Peele, Robert " 

♦Peirsou, Abel L. " *18o3 

Peirson, Edward B. " 
Pepper, Charles Henry " 
Perkins, Angustine S. " 
Perkins, Daniel •' 

♦Perkins, D. C. So. Danvers. "1863 
♦Perkins, Edward L. Salem. *1864 
Perkins, George " 

Perkins, George A. " 



89 



Perkins, Jeremiah S. Salem. 
Perkins, Jonathan C. " 
Perkins, Nathaniel B. " 
Perkins, Thomas L. " 
Pei'lej', Jonathan " 

Perry, Augustus " 

•Perry, G. B. Groveland. *1859 
Perrv, Jairus W. Salem. 
Phillips, Edward B. 
*tPhillips, Stephen C. " *1857 
Phillips, Stephen II. " 
Phillips, Willard P. 
Phippeu, George I). " 
Phippen, Joseph H. " 
Pickering, John " 

Pickman, Benjamin " 
Pickman, Francis W. " 
*Pickman, William " *18r)7 
Pickman, William D. " 
Pinnock, Thomas " 

Pond, Thomas M. " 

Poor, Alfred " 

Poor, Eben S. So. Da/rrers. 
Pope, James h>alem. 

Porter, Frederick " 

Porter, J. ^N . " 

Porter, Samuel Beverly. 
*Potter, Joseph A. Salem. *1859 
♦Potter, William O. " *18«2 
Pousland, George W. " 
Price, Charles H. " 

Proctor, T. E. So. Dnnvers. 
Purbeck, William A. Salem. 
Putnam, Charles A. " 
♦Putnam, Charles F. " *1862 
, Putnam, Eben •' 

Putnam, Ii^dmund Q. " 
Putnam, Elizabeth A. " 
Putnam, Francis " 

Putnam, Frederic W. " 
Putnam, Henry W. " 

Putnam, Otis F. Danvers. 
Putnam, W. H. A. Salem. 

Quimby, E. Hervey " 

Rantoul, Robert S. '• 

Rea, Charles S. 
Rea, Samuel G. " 

Read, George F. " 

Reith, William, Jr. " 
Richardson, Charles M. " 
Richardson, Charles W. " 
♦Rider, George W. " *1859 
Rider, Joseph J. " 



Roberts, David Salem. 
Roberts, E. F. 

Roberts, E. K. " 

Roberts, J. W. " 

Roberts, William S. " 

Robinson, John " 

Rogers, EdAvard S. " 

Rogers, Richard D. " 

Rogers, Richard S. " 

Rogers, William C. " 

]\opes, Charles A. " 

Ropes, Edward D. " 

Ropes, George " 

Ropes, James " 

Ropes, Jonathan " 

Ropes, Ripley " 

Ropes, Timothy " 

Roundy, Charles " 
Roundy, George Beverly. 

Russell, Albert B. Salem. 

Russell, George " 
Russell, Geo. P. Haverhill. 

Rust, Francis A. P. Salem. 

Safford, 'DanielY.. Hamilton. 
Satlbrd, James O. Sale)n. 
Safford, Joshua "' 

Saltonstall, Caroline " 
Saltonstall, H. So. Danvers. 
Saltonstall, Leverett Boston. 
Sanborn, Fr's G. Anclover. 
Sanders, Charles Salem. 
♦Sanders, Elizabeth " *1851 
♦Sargent, Winthrop " •1850 
Saunders, Thomas M. " 
Saunders, William " 

Savory, Tristram T. " 
Scripture, James 0. " 
Sewall, Charles " 

Shaw, Brown E. " 

Shaw, Xeuophou H. " 
Shepard, Henry F. '* 

♦Shepard. Israel D. " *1857 
Shepard, John B. " 

♦Shepard, Michael " *1856 

Shepard, Michael W. " 
Sheppard, S. A. D. " 

♦Sibley, John S. " ♦1861 

Silsbee, Benjamin H. " 
♦Silsbee, Nathaniel " ♦ISSO 
Silsbee, William H. " 
Silver, Peter " 

Silver, AVilliam " 

Simonds, E. A. " 

Skerry, Henry F. " 



40 



'1852 



^802 



ISA,-; 



Smith, A. A. Salem. 

Smith, Edward A. 2d " 
Smith, (iorliam " 

Suiith, James A. " 

Smith, Jesse " 

Smith, J. Foi'd " 

Smith, Lawrence P. " 
Spinuey, William N. Lynn. 
*Sprag-ue, Joseph E. Salem. *18.j2 
*Sprague, Joseph G. " 
Stanley, Abraham J. " 
Stanley, John W. Beverly. 
Stevens, Chas.K. Lawrence. 
Stickney,MatthewA.5a?fim. 
Stickne^s Walter J. " 
Stimpson, James C. " 
Stimpson.T.M. So.Danvers. 
Stone, E. F. Nawburyport. 
Stone, Hcnrjr R. Salem. 
*Stone, John II. " 

Stone, IJncoln 11. " 

Story, Au.!;ustus " 

Streetcr, Gilbert L. " 
Summers, William H. " 
Sutton, Wm. So. Dancers. 
*Swasey, Chas. W. Salem. ■ 
Swasey, Oscar F. Beverly. 
Sweetser, 'V. A. Sa.Danver.^. 
Symouds, Eenj. R. Salem. 

*Tenney, John MetJmen. *18r)3 
Thayer, Edward S. Salem. 
Thayer, Oliver " 

Thayer, William O. " 
Tirrell, Minot, Jr. Lynn. 
Tittle, Sarah J. Beverly. 
Todd, Stephen C. Salem. 
Towne, Charles H. " 

Towne, John C. " 

Tracy, Cyrus M. - Lynn. 
*Trask, Thomas Salem. 
Treadwell, Annie " 

Treadwell, Elizabeth W." 
*Treadwell, John W. ^' 
*Treadwell, Lucy ^ 

Trefreu, James " 

Tucke, Joseph D. Beverly. 
Tucker, Jonathan Saleiii. 
Tuckerman, John F. " 
'i'uttle, Francis W. " 

Tuttle, John " 

Upham, Charles W. " 
*Upham, Charles W\, Jr." *I8(;0 
Upham, William P. 



'=180)3 



*i8r)7 

*18G5 



Upton, Arthur J. 
Upton, Edwin 
Upton, E. W. So. 
Upton, Francis 
Upton, George 
Upton, James 



Salem. 

Danvers. 
Salem. 



W^alden, Joseph F. " 

Walker, Abbot 
Wallis, William 
Walton, Eben N. " 

Ward, Charles " 

Wanl, Elizabeth C, Jr." 
*Ward, George A. " 

*Ward, Israel, Jr. 
Ward, Raymond L. " 
Waters, E. Stanley " 

* Waters, John G. " 
Waters, Joseph G. " 
Waters, Richard P. Beverly. 
Watson, Fenton Salem. 
Webb, Benjamin " 
WY'bl), IJenjamin, Jr. " 
*Webb, John F. " 
*Wel)b, Samuel " 
Webster, Francis C. " 
Webster, John " 
West, Benjamin A. " 
West, George W. " 
Yfeston, Charles H. " 
AVeston, Nath'l, Jr. Salem. 
Westwood, J. East Sa»(iti.^. 
*Wlieatland, Benj. Salem. 
Wheatland, Henry " 
AVheatland. Martha G. " 
*Wheatlan(l, Marv E. " 
*Wheatland, Richard H." 
Wheatland, Stephen G. " 
^Whipple, Charles J. " 
Whipple, George M. " 
*Whipple, J. Lovett " 
Whipple, William H. " 
Whitaker, AVilliani " 

* White, Charles Llarerhill. 
*t White, Daniel A. Salem. 
White, George M. '■ 
Wildes, George D. " 
*Williams, Charles F. " 
*WilHams, C. F., Jr. 

* Williams, William " 
Willson, Edmund B. " 
AVithington, L. Newbury. 
*Wood, John Gage Salem. 
♦Woodbury, Larkin " 
Worcester, Samuel M. " 



*18G4 
*18.5-t 



*18(j0 



*18()1 
*18C5 



*18.U 

*isr.4 • 
*18(;;5 

*i8(;o 

*i8(;o 



*1853 
*18G1 



*i8r..j 

*18G0 



^185!) 
"ISOU 



41 



COEliESPONDING MEMBERS 



ESSEX INSTITUTE. 



*Abbot, Abiel 
*Adams, Charles B. 
Adunis, Charles E. 
Adams, Nehemiah 
Agassiz, A. E. E. 
Agassiz, Louis 
Aiidi'evv, John A. 
Atwood, Nathaniel E. 
Ay res, William O. 

Babbidge, Charles 
Babcock, Rufus 
Baird, Spencer F. 
Banvard, Joseph 
Barnard, James M. 
Barry, William 
Bartlett, John 
Bartlett, John R. 
Bass, Seth 
Beadle, E. R. 
Blanco, Antonio M. 
Bland, Thomas 
Bolles, Edwin C. 
*Bowditch, Nathaniel I. 
BreAver, Thomas M. 
Brewer, W. II. 
Brewster, Charles W. 
Brooks, Charles T. 
Brush, George J. 
Bryant, James S. 
Buchanan, Robert 
Bushuell, Charles J. 

Cembrano, Francisco P. 
Chute, A. P. 
Clark, 11. James 
Clark, Thomas M. 
Clarke, Francis N. 
Clarke, James F. 
Clarke, John L. 
Cleavelaud, John P. 
Colburn,;yeremiah 
*Colmau, Henry 
Conrad, T. A. 
Cope, Edward D. 
Cramer, Charles 
Cressou, Ezra T, 
Crowell, Edward P, 



West Camhrid'tp, 3Iass. *1859 
Amharst, " *1853 
Boston, " 

Cambridge, " 

Boston, " 
Provincetovrn, " 
San Francisco, Cal. 

PeppereJl, Mass. 

Pattersoil, N. J. 

Washington, D. C. 

Worcester, 3Iass. 

Boston, " 

Chicago, 111. 

Columbus, Ohio. 

Providence, B. I. 

Boston, Mass. 

Bochester, JSf. Y. 

Manila, Philippine Islands. 

New York, iV. Y. 

Portland, Me. 

BrooJdine, Mass. *1SGI 

Boston, " 

New Hacen, Ct. 

Portsmouth, JV. H. 

Nevywrt, B. I. 

New Haven, Ct. 

Hartford, " 

Cincinnati, Ohio. 

New York, N. Y. 

Manila, Pliilippine Islands, 
Chelsea, Mass. 
Cambridge, " 
Providence, B. I, 
U. S. Army, 
Boston, 3Iass. 
Chicago, III. 
Lowell, 3Iass. 
Boston, " 
Sale.n, " ='-T849 
Philadelpliia, Pa. 

St. Petersburg, Bussia. 

Philadelphia, Pa. 

Amherst, Mass, 



Damon, Robert 
Dana, James D- 



Weymouth, England. 
New Haven, Ct, 



42 



Demoncl, Elijah P. 
*Docl,ije, Joshua 
Downes. Andrew 
Drake, Samuel G. 
Draper, Lj-uiau C. 
*Ducachet, Henry W. 

Edwards, Eichard 
Endieott, James B. 
Eiidicott, Willir.m 
*Everett, Edward 

Field, Thomas P. 
Folsoui, Georo;e 
*Fowle, William B. 
Frothiugham, Kichard 

Gabb, W. M. 
Galloup, Daniel P. 
*Gibbs, Josiah W. 
Gill, Theodore 
Gould, Augustus A. 
Gray, Asa 
Green, James D. 
Greenleaf, Alfred 
Guyot, Arnold 

Hall, Elihu 
Hall, James 
Hamlin, Charles E. 
Hanaford. James L. 
♦Harris, Thaddeus W. 
Harrison, Edwiu 
Hayden, J. V. 
Henry, Joseph 
Hickcox, J. H. 
Higginson, Thomas W. 
Hincks. William 
Holbrook, Aniory 
Holbrook, J. E. 
Holland, John G. 
Holmes John C. 
*Howland, John 
♦Hubbard Ebenezer 
Hubbert, James 
Huffnagle, Charles 
Huntington, George C. 
Hyatt, Alpheus 

Jackson, Charles T. 
*Jarvis, Samuel F. 
Jay, John C. 
Johnson, A. B. 
Johnston, Christopher 



WesthoroxKih, Mass. 

3IouUonboroiti/h, lY. H. *18G1 

DutchviUngp, N. S. 

Boston, 3Iass. 

Madison, Wis. 

Philadelphia, Pa. *1805 

Bloomington, 111. 
Canton, China. 

a it 

Boston, Mass. *18G5 

New London, Conn. 
Neiu York, X. Y. 
MedfieU, -V«ss. *1864 
Charlestoivn, " 

San Francisco, Cal. 

Lowell, Mass. 

Neio Haven, Ct. *18G1 

Washington, D. C. 

Boston, Mass. 

Cambridge, " 
(< <( 

Brooklyn, iV. Y. 
Princeton, JV. J. 

Athens, 111. 

Albany, X. Y. 

Waterville, Me. 

Watertoivn, Mass. 

Cambridge, " *18o6 

Saint Louis, Mo. 

Washington, D. C. 

Albany, N. Y. 

Newport, B. L 

Toronto, C. W. 

Oregon City, Oregon. 

Charleston, S. C. 

Springfield, Mass. 

BHroit, Mich. 

Providence, B. I. *1854 

Hickman, Ky. *1858 

Toronto, C. W. 

Calcutta, India. 

Kelley's Island, Ohio. 

Baltimore, Md. 

Boston, Mass. 

Middletoion, Ct. *1851 

New York, N. Y. 

Utica, N. Y. 

Baltimore, Md. 



Kellogg, A. 



San Francisco, Cal. 



Kennicott, Eobert 
Kilby, William H. 
Kilhani, Rodney A. 
King, David 
Kirtland, Jared P. 

Lapham, I. xi. 
Laski, John de 
Latour, L. A. H. 
Lea, Isaac 
Le Conte, John L. 
Leidy, Joseph 
Lesquereux, Leo 
Lewis, Winslow 
Lincoln, Solomon 
*Locke, John 
Low, Abiel A. 

Marsh, 0. C 
*Mason, Charles 
jSIeek, F. B. 
Morrison, John H. 
Morse, Charles H. 
Morse, Edward S. 
*Morton, Samuel G. 
Mudge, Benjamin F. 

Neisler, H. M. 
*Nicliols, Ichabod 
Niles, W. H. 
Norwood, J. G. 

Ordway, Albert 
Osborn, William H. 
Osten Sacken, R. 
Owen, Richard 

Packard, Alpheus, Jr. 
Paine, F. W. 
Payne, Martyn 
Peabody, Andrew P. 
Peabody, George 
Peirce, Benjamin 
Pickering, Charles 
Poey, Filipe 
Prescott, William 
Pulsifer, David 

Richai-dson, Edward S L. 
*Richardson, William P. 
Rogers, William B. 
Ropes, Nathaniel 

Savage, James 
Savage, Thomas S. 
Scudcler, Samuel H. 



Chicago, 111. 

Eastport, Mc 

TempJp, iY. H. 

Nevport, B. I. 

Hoc/qiort, Ohio. 

Milicaukie, Wis. 
Vinal Haven, Me. 

Montreal, C. E. 
Philadelphia, Fa. 



Columbus, Ohio. 
Boston, Mass. 
Hinr/ham, " 
Cincinnati, Ohio. *1858 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Kew Haven, Ct. 
Boston, Mass. *1862 
Washington, D. C. 
Milton, Mass. 
Cambridgeport, " 

Portland, Me. 
Philadelphia, Pa. *1851 
Quindaro, Kansas. 

Butler, Ga. 
Cambridge, Mass. *1859 
New Haven, Ct. 
Columbia, Boone Co., Mo. 

Boston, Mass. 

New York, N. Y. 

St. Petersburg, Bussia. 

New Harmony, Ind. 

Brunsivick, Me. 

Worcester, Mass. 

New York, N. Y. 

Cambridge, Mass. 

London, England. 

Cambridge, Mass. 

Boston, " 

Havana, Cuba.. 

Concord, N. H. 

Boston, Mass. 

Chicago, 111. 
Kendall. " *1857 
Boston, Mass. 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Boston, Mass. 

Pass Christian, Miss. 

Boston, Mass. 



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Sewall, Charles C. 
Slialor, Nathauicl S. 
*Shattuck, Lemuel 
*Shurtleff, Carleton A. 
Shurtletf, Natliaiiiel B. 
Shurtlell', Simeon 
Sibley, Jolm L. 
*8illiman, Benjamin 
Sillimau, Benjamin, Jr. 
SiLsbee, Nathaniel 
Sloan, John 
Smith, Sidney I. 
Snell, William 
Scares, John da Costa 
*Sperry, Ebenezer 1*. 
Sprague, William B. 
Stickney, Josiah 
Stimpson, William 
Stone, Alfred 
Stone, Edwin 'SI. 
Stone, Henry 
Stone, Thomas T. 
Storer, D. 11. 
Suckley, George 
Swallow, G. C. 
Swasey, John 
Swett, Sanmel 

Talant, James 
*Tettl, Israel K. 
Thompson, James W. 
Thayer, C T. 
Thornton, J. Wiugate 
Torrey, Joseph 
Tuttle, Charles W. 

Uhler, P. E. 

Verrill, Addison E. 

Wael, Emilien de 
*\Valker, Sanmel 
Ward, James C. 
*Ward, Malthus A. 
Ward, William R. L. 
*Warren, John C. 
Wayland. John 
Weinland. David Y. 
*Weston, Greene L. 
AVhite, William 0. 
Whitney. J. D. 
Wiggin, J. K. 
Wildes, J. H. 
*Willard, Joseph 
*Williams, John B. 
Wyman, Jeffries 



Mnlfwhl, " 




Cambridge, " 




Boston, " 


*1S5;) 


JBroo/duf, " 


*lS(>i 


Boston, " 




Wealogue, Ct. 




Cambrul'je, Mass. 




New Haven, Ct. 


*18G4 



Boston, Mass. 

Xew Albany, Ind. 

Xev) Haven, Ct. 

Washinr/tou, D. G. 

Mo.~amhique, E. C. Africa. 

Lyme, Ohio. *1853 

Albany, X. Y. 

Waterto;i-n, Mass. 

Cliirafjo, III. 

Providence, B. I. 
it it 

Nashville, Tenn. 

Brooklyn, Ct. 

Boston, Mass. 

New York, N. Y. 

Columbia, Boone Co., Mo. 

Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Boston, Mass. 

Concord, N. II. 
Savannah, Ga. *18G2 
lioxbury, Mass. 
Boston, " 

Burlinrjton, Vt. 
Boston, Mass. 

Baltimore, Md. 

New Haven, Ct. 

Antwerp, Behiiurn. 

Boxbimj, Mass. * 18(10 
Northampton, " 

Athens, Ga. *1SG3 
Neui York, N. Y. 

Boston, Mass. *185G 
Boxbury, " 
Frankfurt, a. M. 
Boxbnry, Mass. *1854 
Keene, N. H. 
Northampton, Mass. 

Boston, " 
San Francisco, Cat. 

Boston, Mass. *18G5 
Auckland, N. Z. *18G0 
Cambridge, Mass. 



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